knuckling down

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Present participle of knuckle down
knuckle down
To get to work; to focus on a task

You should knuckle down and do your homework!.

knuckle down
work very hard, like a slave
knuckle down
If someone knuckles down, they begin to work or study very hard, especially after a period when they have done very little work. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination. = buckle down
knuckling down
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