knuckle down

• Verbe à particule signifiant se mettre à travailler ou à étudier avec sérieux et ardeur, surtout après une période de distraction ou de paresse.

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.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Start working hardinformal

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

   se mettre au travail sérieusement

   • 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.

   Synonymesbuckle downget cracking

   Antonymesdawdleidleloafprocrastinateshirk

Verbe de baseknuckle