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knuckle down
knuck·le K0095000 (nŭk′əl)n.1. a. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand.b. A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint.2. A cut of meat centering on the carpal or tarsal joint, as of a pig.3. The part of a hinge through which the pin passes.4. A sharp angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces, especially two ship's timbers.5. knuckles Brass knuckles.tr.v. knuck·led, knuck·ling, knuck·les 1. To press, rub, or hit with the knuckles.2. To shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger.Phrasal Verbs: knuckle down To apply oneself earnestly to a task. knuckle under To yield to pressure; give in.
[Middle English knokel.]knuckle down vb (intr, adverb) informal to apply oneself diligently: to knuckle down to some work. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | knuckle down - work very hard, like a slavebreak one's back, buckle down, slavedo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
Translationsdarci dentroimpegnarsimettersi al lavoro di buona lenaknuckle down
knuckle downTo begin to work on something in a determined matter. If you want to get a passing grade this semester, you'll really need to knuckle down and study hard.See also: down, knuckleknuckle down (to something)Fig. to get busy doing something. I want you to knuckle down to your work and stop worrying about the past. Come on. Knuckle down. Get busy.See also: down, knuckleknuckle down1. Apply oneself seriously to some task or goal, as in The professor insisted that we knuckle down and get our papers in by Friday. Both this term and the rhyming synonym buckle down date from the 1860s, but the precise allusion in either is unclear. 2. See knuckle under. See also: down, knuckleknuckle downv. To apply oneself earnestly to a task: We've been relaxing too long—it's time for us to knuckle down and finish this work.See also: down, knuckleknuckle down verbSee knuckle down to somethingSee also: down, knuckleknuckle downApply yourself to the job at hand. The phrase comes from the game of marbles, one of the once-popular children's street games. Players shot their “shooter” marble by clenching the marble in a fist with knuckles touching the ground, then launching it with a flick of the thumb. When it was a player's turn and his attention was elsewhere, he was reminded, “Okay, knuckle down.” A similar phrase, “buckle down” most likely came from the idea of tightening your belt before performing an arduous task.See also: down, knuckleEncyclopediaSeeknuckleknuckle down
Related to knuckle down: out of whack, buckle downSynonyms for knuckle downverb work very hard, like a slaveSynonyms- break one's back
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