knuckle down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o início de um trabalho ou estudo sério e esforçado, especialmente depois de um período de distração ou preguiça.

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.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Start working hardinformal

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

   Mãos à obra

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbuckle downget cracking

   Antônimosdawdleidleloafprocrastinateshirk

Verbo baseknuckle