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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:
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- come by
- come out
- knuckle down
- look up
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- puff up
- run over
- sneak up
- tell apart
- vote out
- a different ballpark
- all hell broke loose
- at a loss for words
- be my guest
- bread and butter
- brush up
- center field
- don't get me started
- drop a dime
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- fit as a fiddle
- full speed ahead
- give over
- gloss over
- gray area
- ground rules
- have other fish to fry
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- jump the gun
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- not in kansas anymore
- on steroids
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