buckle up

Idioms  

1. Fasten a seat belt, as in All the children must learn to buckle up as soon as they get in a car. This term came into wide use in the second half of the 1900s, when seat belts became mandatory automobile equipment. Earlier they had been used mainly in airplanes.

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Example Sentences

When she buckled up in her Volvo sedan, she would say something like this:

From MarketWatch

The consultant says he predicts 2026 will be the year of AI dominated content on social media, adding: "If you thought that AI animal content was quirky, I think buckle up".

From BBC

Michael slid into the back seat and buckled up without a word.

From Literature

In a separate appearance on CNBC, Johnston suggested that Disney was buckled up for the slog.

From Los Angeles Times

Investors in Treasury debt should buckle up for a week full of news with the potential to move prices.

From Barron's