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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 over
- jump down
- look after
- power up
- run over
- stand off
- stick around
- take over
- above the law
- ace in the hole
- as far as one knows
- bad for you
- center field
- creature comfort
- cut of one's jib
- cutting edge
- deep water
- elbow room
- from cover to cover
- from the word go
- get one's claws into
- give birth
- go blue
- go on the rampage
- good luck with that
- grace period
- green light
- green light
- heart of gold
- kiss of death
- labor of love
- let her rip
- low-hanging fruit
- make fun of
- make out like a bandit
- middle ground
- middle of nowhere
- no slouch
- number one
- odd and curious
- oh dark thirty
- one at a time
- out of gas
- out of the blue
- own up
- play old harry
- price on one's head
- pull one's head in
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- rule with an iron fist
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