单词 | to buckle to |
释义 | > as lemmasto buckle ˈto c. to buckle ˈto: to set to work, apply oneself vigorously. Also to buckle down (to) (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] > resolutely or vigorously buckle1627 yokea1630 to buckle to1712 square1849 to get it on1954 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something > resolutely or vigorously to sit in1736 strap1823 to get down1826 tackle1841 to buckle down (to)1865 to bite on1904 to wade into1904 to get stuck into1910 to get one's teeth into1935 to sink one's teeth into1935 to get stuck in1938 to get to grips with1947 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. vii. 32 Esquire South buckl'd to, to assist his Friend Nic. 1747 E. Burke Let. 21 Mar. in Corr. (1958) I. 89 I have shook off idleness, and begun to buckle to. 1812 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 375 I cannot buckle to, until this business of the Museum is determined. 1865 Atlantic Monthly 15 301 If he would only buckle down to serious study. 1871 B. Harte Poems 55 Chiquita Buckled right down to her work. 1884 Pres. Addr. Philol. Soc. 4 He buckled to at once, learned in a month or so enough Iroquois for present needs. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves xxii. 280 The recollection of what this bell could do when it buckled down to it gave me pause. 1941 N.Y. Times 2 Oct. 28/4 The music and lyric makers [of Best Foot Forward] have been equally inventive, without being afraid of rhythm and melody. ‘Buckle Down, Winsocki’ is a song highly recommended to any school in need of such. 1949 A. Miller Death of Salesman i. 40 If he doesn't buckle down he'll flunk math! 1983 E. Reveley In Good Faith x. 157 But you'll really have to buckle down and cram for those exams, Moo. < as lemmas |
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