buckle down
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student."
- "I confess that the recollection of what this bell could do when it buckled down to it gave me pause as I stood that night at 12.30 p.m. prompt beside the outhouse where it was located."
- "Coach Crowley: Well, we need to talk biology. Mr. Kawahara says you're failing. And if you can't get your grade up, you'll lose your scholarship. Casey: What? No, I... I can't afford this place without it. Coach Crowley: I know, but there's still time to fix this. Not as much time as if you'd come to me weeks ago when I'd asked. Casey: Sorry. I... I just had, like, a lot going on, so... Coach Crowley: Now it's time to buckle down. Kawahara says that you'll be fine if you ace the midterm. So that's your mission, beat biology class."
Etymology
From buckle + down.