knuckle down

• Verbo frasal que significa empezar a trabajar o estudiar con seriedad y esfuerzo, especialmente después de un periodo de distracción o pereza.

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.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Start working hardinformal

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

   ponerse a trabajar en serio

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbuckle downget cracking

   Antónimosdawdleidleloafprocrastinateshirk

Verbo baseknuckle