If you don't buckle down to your job, you'll be fired.
•You had better buckle down and get busy.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
buckle down (to something) — ˌbuckle ˈdown (to sth) derived (informal) to start to do sth seriously • I d better buckle down to those reports. Main entry: ↑bucklederived … Useful english dictionary
buckle down — PHRASAL VERB If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it. [INFORMAL] [V P to n] He has buckled down to work in the reserves... [V P] I just buckled down and got on with playing. Syn: knuckle down … English dictionary
buckle — buck|le1 [ˈbʌkəl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(knees/legs)¦ 3¦(do something you do not want)¦ 4¦(fasten)¦ Phrasal verbs buckle down buckle up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BEND)¦ [I and T] to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buckle — buck|le1 [ bʌkl ] noun count a metal object through which a STRAP is passed to fasten a belt, shoe, bag, etc. buckle buck|le 2 [ bʌkl ] verb 1. ) buckle or buckle up intransitive or transitive to fasten a buckle, or be fastened with a buckle: The … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buckle — buckleless, adj. /buk euhl/, n., v., buckled, buckling. n. 1. a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to… … Universalium
buckle — I UK [ˈbʌk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms buckle : present tense I/you/we/they buckle he/she/it buckles present participle buckling past tense buckled past participle buckled 1) buckle or buckle up [intransitive/transitive] to fasten a buckle, or to… … English dictionary
buckle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to fasten a buckle or be joined together with a buckle: The strap buckles at the side. | buckle sth: buckle a satchel | buckle sth on/up/together: Lou was buckling on his revolver. 2 (I, T) to become bent or curved because of heat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buckle — [[t]bʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] buckles, buckling, buckled 1) N COUNT A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it. He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. 2) VERB When you buckle a belt or strap … English dictionary
try — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. essay, endeavor, attempt, undertake; test, examine, assay, experiment; refine, purify, afflict, beset; strain, tax; judge, hear. See lawsuit, exertion, use, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
bend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, turn. v. i. give, yield; curve. v. t. control; shape. See softness, authority, curvature, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crook, bow, arch; see curve 1 . v. 1. [To force out of a straight… … English dictionary for students
Glenn Miller discography — Glenn Miller discography Major Glenn Miller Releases In addition to leading bands and playing the trombone, Glenn Miller composed music or lyrics to a number of songs. These and others were recorded by Miller with his pre war civilian bands… … Wikipedia
