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get serious

VERB

buckle down

Synonyms

WEAK

address apply oneself attend to bend concentrate on dedicate oneself to devote oneself to exert oneself give give oneself over to keep close to keep one's mind on knuckle down launch into occupy oneself with pitch in plunge into put one's hand to the plow put one's nose to the grindstone set to swing into action take the bull by the horns throw turn

Antonyms

WEAK

be lazy ignore relax

Example Sentences

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“They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is no turning back,” he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

After graduating from high school, Russell suffered an injury and decided to put down the baseball bat and get serious about acting.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“The situation on the ground for consumers is so much worse, and that’s why this bill should get serious consideration in the Legislature,” Balber said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

To get serious about closing the skills gap, we need to close the funding gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

When we finally realized she was really upset, we tried to get serious but we didn’t do it very well.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

get serious

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