knuckle down

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to apply oneself diligently

   to knuckle down to some work

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knuckle down Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

However, England's high-quality bench knuckled down, earned territory and, after George Ford had slotted a penalty, Roebuck went over to choruses of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'.

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"I had a word with myself after the first set - I needed to really knuckle down and focus and I knew his level wasn't really going to drop," Draper added.

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However the pair simply knuckled down and went back to work, with gigs and releasing music.

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After the last summer I just needed to knuckle down, game by game, and play well.

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We will knuckle down and get going again.

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