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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Randy Arozarena came to the plate with Bello approaching 100 pitches, but the right-hander buckled down and got Arozarena to strike out swinging on a slider to end the inning.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The offense figures to only get better with Bregman’s bat back in the mix as the Red Sox buckle down to battle for a postseason spot in the second half.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Abrams homered in the ninth, but Dodgers closer Tanner Scott buckled down to secure his 15th save.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
But Williams buckled down and climbed out of a 0-30 hole in the next game.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The offense figures to only get better with Bregman’s bat back in the mix as the Red Sox buckle down to battle for a postseason spot in the second half.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Abrams homered in the ninth, but Dodgers closer Tanner Scott buckled down to secure his 15th save.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
But Williams buckled down and climbed out of a 0-30 hole in the next game.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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“Buckle down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckle%20down. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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