buckle down

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to apply oneself with determination

   to buckle down to a job

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buckle down Idioms  

1. Set to work, apply oneself with determination, as in All right, we'll buckle down now and study for exams. Originating about 1700 as buckle to, the expression gained currency with the football song “Buckle-Down, Winsocki” (from the Broadway musical comedy Best Foot Forward, 1941). [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Investors and consumers need to buckle down and brace for a lot more volatility ahead—especially when it comes to oil prices.

From Barron's

Investors and consumers need to buckle down and brace for a lot more volatility ahead—especially when it comes to oil prices.

From Barron's

But when times were tough — as they were during the major recessions of the last few decades — younger workers buckled down and stayed at their jobs.

From MarketWatch

If she can find a path to collective resilience in these dark times, I’d better suit up and buckle down.

From Los Angeles Times

As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch