knuckle down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения начала усердной и серьёзной работы или учёбы, особенно после периода отвлечения или лени.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of starting to work or study hard and seriously, especially after a period of distraction or laziness.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Start working hardinformal

   To begin to work or study with serious effort and determination.

   Приняться за работу

   • I need to knuckle down and finish this report by Friday.
   • After the holidays, she knuckled down to her studies.
   • He knuckled down and passed the exam with flying colors.

   Synonymsbuckle downget cracking

   Antonymsdawdleidleloafprocrastinateshirk

Base verbknuckle