buckle down

buck·le  (bkl)

n.

1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.

2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.

3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.

v. buck·led, buck·ling, buck·les

v.tr.

1. To fasten with a buckle.

2. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.

v.intr.

1. To become fastened with a buckle.

2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.

3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.

4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.

Phrasal Verbs:

buckle down

To apply oneself with determination.

buckle up

To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.

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[Middle English bokel, from Old French boucle, from Latin buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, diminutive of bucca, cheek.]

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buckle down

vb

(intr, adverb) Informal to apply oneself with determination to buckle down to a job

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

buckle down - work very hard, like a slave break one's back, knuckle down, slave do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

Translations

? buckle down

vi (inf) → sich dahinterklemmen (inf), → sich dranmachen (inf); to buckle down to a task → sich hinter eine Aufgabe klemmen (inf), → sich an eine Aufgabe machen