Buckle down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbəkəɫ/ /ˈdaʊn

BUK-uhl DOWN

UK

bˈʌkəl/ /dˈaʊn

BUK-uhl DOWN

परिभाषा

To start working hard, focusing, and giving serious effort, usually after a period of not working or being distracted.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Informal, often used with 'and' as in 'Time to buckle down and study.' Common for talking about school, work, or any task requiring serious effort. Not used for physical fastening — that's 'buckle up.'

• Spanish: ponerse las pilas - aplicarser - concentrarse (en algo)
• Portuguese (BR): pegar firme - focar - se dedicar de verdade
• Portuguese (PT): aplicar-se - dedicar-se a sério - concentrar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 专心努力 - 认真投入
• Chinese (Traditional): 專心努力 - 認真投入
• Hindi: कड़ी मेहनत करना - पूरी लगन से लग जाना
• Arabic: يجدّ في العمل - يكرّس نفسه
• Bengali: মনোযোগ সহকারে কাজ করা - পরিশ্রমে মনোযোগী হওয়া
• Russian: серьёзно взяться (за дело) - приняться всерьёз
• Japanese: 本腰を入れる - 真剣に取り組む
• Vietnamese: chuyên tâm làm việc - tập trung cố gắng
• Korean: 열심히 하다 - 본격적으로 시작하다
• Turkish: ciddi şekilde çalışmaya başlamak - işe asılmak
• Urdu: دل لگا کر محنت کرنا - پوری توجہ سے کام کرنا
• Indonesian: mulai bersungguh-sungguh - fokus bekerja keras

उदाहरण वाक्य

It's time to buckle down and finish your homework.

basic

She finally decided to buckle down and study for the test.

basic

If you want good grades, you have to buckle down.

basic

Summer's over, so I really need to buckle down at work.

natural

After slacking off all week, he finally started to buckle down.

natural

Alright, everyone, let's buckle down and get this project done!

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