Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.
- 0 Views
“
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:
- chicken out
- dust off
- go off
- go off
- pack away
- potter about
- run off
- run off
- run through
- start up
- wail on
- at one's beck and call
- bad joke
- be of two minds
- bend the truth
- by hook or by crook
- catch flies
- check is in the mail
- curveball
- dead as a doorknob
- every man jack
- fish or cut bait
- for the time being
- give somebody an earful
- gloss over
- ground rules
- hang out one's shingle
- haul his ashes
- have a look-see
- hold your fire
- kindred spirit
- mind one's own business
- not in kansas anymore
- nugget of truth
- one-off
- pardon my french
- red letter day
- ride shotgun
- rock bottom
- rule with an iron fist
- save face
- see eye to eye
- see someone through
- set one's cap at
- shotgun approach
- smart off
- smash hit
- state of affairs
- stepping stone
- take a bullet
- take one's time
- than a bygod
- thumbs up
- time after time
- top banana
- turn up for the book
- under one's nose
- under one's wing
- valley of death
- window dressing
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In