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buckle down

/ˈbʌk.əl daʊn/

buckle downverb

buckled down

Past Simple

buckled down

Past Participle

buckling down

Gerund

/ˈbʌk.əl daʊn/

Translations

se mettre sérieusement au travail

We need to buckle down if we want to finish on time.

Nous devons nous mettre sérieusement au travail si nous voulons finir à temps.

Definitions

To apply oneself with determination and focus to a task or work.

With exams approaching, she decided to buckle down and study every night.

Synonyms

get to work

apply oneself

commit oneself

dig in

hunker down