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To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.
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If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student.
Submitted on September 02, 2012
Modified by rinat on April 18, 2023
More phrases:
- hold back
- knock down
- mix up
- prevail upon
- put back
- put on
- run over
- take back
- take down
- take in
- take over
- take to
- take upon
- throw up
- turn out
- zero in on
- around the clock
- at the wheel
- babe in arms
- by heart
- carry on
- catch a tan
- cross someone's path
- cut it out
- dead
- dry run
- eye candy
- get busy
- give a ring
- give it one's best shot
- gloss over
- go for it
- go out on a limb
- good luck with that
- goose is cooked
- hack it
- hand in hand
- have a green thumb
- heart to heart
- hot potato
- in evidence
- keep quiet
- lemon law
- lion
- lip service
- make out like a bandit
- middle of the road
- move heaven and earth
- much of a muchness
- muckety muck
- nuts and bolts
- off-color
- on edge
- on its merits
- on one's toes
- on the nose
- on the spot
- one thousand
- out of this world
- own up
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