knuckle down
knuckle down · knuckles down · knuckled down · knuckling down
To get to work; to focus on a taskTo get to work; to focus on a task.
» You'd better knuckle down to work.
Mach dich besser an die Arbeit.
Лучше тебе приступить к работе.
Вам лучше приняться за работу.
Вам лучше приняться за дело.
Тебе лучше приняться за дело.
Тебе лучше приняться за работу.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To get to work; to focus on a task.
You should knuckle down and do your homework!
To submit; knuckle under.
More definitions
- work very hard, like a slave
Examples
2 sentencesYou'd better knuckle down to work.
ruЛучше тебе приступить к работе. — RusVictoric1993
deMach dich besser an die Arbeit. — Roujin
It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
1864 in American English, from the game of marbles.1864 in American English, from the game of marbles.
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Forms
knuckles down, knuckling down, knuckled down, knuckled down| Base form | knuckle down · to knuckle down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knuckles down |
| Present participle | knuckling down |
| Past simple | knuckled down |
| Past participle | knuckled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsget to work:belly up to the barget one's act togetherroll up one's sleevesshape uppull up one's socks
Close in meaning
- work very hard, like a slave:slavebreak one's backbuckle down
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb