knuckle down

Example Sentences

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Those in my profession need to knuckle down and do real work.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

The whiteboard propped up on his desk urged her to stop wasting time scrolling, and to knuckle down and study with him.

From BBC • May 3, 2022

"Just really knuckle down, because we don’t want to be one of those teams that’s got to rearrange their schedule because we have COVID," King said.

From Fox News • Dec. 15, 2021

“So this is where I finally said, ‘It’s time to really knuckle down and start making the songs we put together, starting to build a songbook,’ ” says Thomson.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021

“I’ll tell you what. I’m going to try to make some money. If you knuckle down and pass examinations a year early, why, I’ll help you through college.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck