buckle down

verb

buckled down; buckling down; buckles down
Synonyms of buckle downnext
informal
: to start to work hard
You had better buckle down if you want to get good grades.

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Lawrence and the Glendora defense buckled down after the third-inning home run. — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 27 May 2026 The Ducks buckled down and were six seconds away from shutting out the Golden Knights. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 But Kay buckled down and struck out Andy Pages and induced a fly ball from Freddie Freeman to escape the jam. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Ohtani buckled down, throwing mostly breaking stuff to Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz to strike out both looking. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for buckle down

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