buckle down
phrasal verb
buckled down; buckling down; buckles down
informal
: to start to work hard
You had better buckle down if you want to get good grades.
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Still, with Saturn entering Aries (your career sector on May 24) for the first time since the mid-90s, expect a powerful shift in your career that requires you to buckle down and take on more responsibilities.
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Staff Author, People.com, 1 May 2025
An upcoming stretch of nine home games in 10 outings could help Miami buckle down to make a run up the standings, but players and coaches will still influence matters more than anything else.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite the bogey on the first hole, Homa buckled down and did not bogey the rest of the way, ending with a 2-under-par 70.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Defense Department buckled down on its goals to continue purging DEI material even after the webpages were removed.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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Staff Author, People.com, 1 May 2025
An upcoming stretch of nine home games in 10 outings could help Miami buckle down to make a run up the standings, but players and coaches will still influence matters more than anything else.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite the bogey on the first hole, Homa buckled down and did not bogey the rest of the way, ending with a 2-under-par 70.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Defense Department buckled down on its goals to continue purging DEI material even after the webpages were removed.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Buckle down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckle%20down. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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