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knuckle down

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verb

(intr, adverb) informal to apply oneself diligentlyto knuckle down to some work

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Words nearby knuckle down

knuckle, knuckleball, knuckleballer, knucklebone, knucklebones, knuckle down, knuckle-duster, knucklehead, knuckle joint, knuckle pads, knuckle sandwich
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Words related to knuckle down

bear down, buckle down, concentrate, labor, work, try hard

Idioms and Phrases with knuckle down

knuckle down
1

Apply oneself seriously to some task or goal, as in The professor insisted that we knuckle down and get our papers in by Friday. Both this term and the rhyming synonym buckle down date from the 1860s, but the precise allusion in either is unclear.

2

See knuckle under.

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