🗓️ Idiom: Buckle Down (verb)
💬 Meaning
- Start working seriously.
- Focus and give full effort to a task.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The manager told the team to buckle down and finish the report before the deadline.
- After weeks of slow progress, the marketing department finally buckled down and completed the campaign.
- She decided to buckle down and prepare thoroughly for the big client presentation.
🏛️ Origin
The phrase “buckle down” comes from the 19th century. It originally referred to fastening a buckle tightly, suggesting that someone was getting ready for hard work or effort. Over time, it became a common way to tell people to work seriously and with focus.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The CEO encouraged everyone to ________ and work hard to meet the quarterly goals.
Answer
buckle down
2. Multiple choice:
What does “buckle down” mean?
a) To relax and take it easy
b) To begin working seriously
c) To leave work early
Answer
b) To begin working seriously
3. Change the sentence using “buckle down”:
They started working seriously after the project delay.
Answer
They buckled down after the project delay.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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