knuckle down
Example Sentences
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"I had a word with myself after the first set - I needed to really knuckle down and focus and I knew his level wasn't really going to drop," Draper added.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
Those in my profession need to knuckle down and do real work.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2023
"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
