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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:
- do without
- keep away from
- put forward
- put out
- rub out
- run about
- run away with
- run down
- run into
- run over
- stand back
- take in
- throw out
- top up
- walk into
- as good as one's word
- birds and bees
- bite one's tongue
- cooking with gas
- cut and dried
- cutting edge
- dog and pony show
- eat one's hat
- fit as a fiddle
- flea in one's ear
- front runner
- get it on
- get one's act together
- go without saying
- gold mine
- hammer home
- have truck with
- head-in-the-sand
- hit the spot
- honest-to-goodness
- in layman's terms
- in one's cups
- in the hot seat
- keep one on one's toes
- kindred soul
- kiss of death
- lemon law
- lion
- lion's share
- make believe
- middle of the road
- morning, noon and night
- not be caught dead
- nuts and bolts
- on the nose
- on the spot
- on thin ice
- one-off
- out of house and home
- over and over
- play old harry
- put down roots
- rough around the edges
- rule with an iron fist
- run hot and cold
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