knuckle down
Apply yourself fully
To knuckle down is to apply oneself seriously and diligently to a task, especially after a period of distraction or delay: I need to knuckle down and finish this report.
The phrase suggests buckling in for sustained effort, often on something difficult or tedious.
After goofing off all semester, she finally knuckled down for finals.
determination
Concentrated attention point
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- apply oneselfFocus diligently on something
- commitBind to a course
dedicate · persevere · dig in · bear down · get serious · double down · hunker down · crack on
focus
Concentrated attention point
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- apply oneselfFocus diligently on something
commit · dedicate · persevere · dig in · bear down · get serious · double down · hunker down · crack on · get down to business
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- Marblesshooter, shooters, taw, cat's eye, steelies
- get startedget going, get moving, dig in, dive in, jump in