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buckle down

buckle down

Date: Aug 06 2009

Quote

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“If I really buckle down, I think one day I could be a very good actress. But I haven’t done anything yet.”

- Actress Megan Fox on her potential. (Entertainment Weekly)

Definition

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focus; concentrate; commit to getting something done

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Megan Fox is best known for starring in the Transformers movies. Although those movies made her famous, her role in them wasn’t very challenging. She probably did about as much serious acting as the giant robots she starred with. But Fox thinks that if she really tried hard and applied herself, she could be a great actress. She just needs to buckle down.

Buckles are found on shoes, jackets, belts, and straps. The verb buckle usually means to secure with a buckle. When someone tells you to buckle up, it means you should put on your seat belt in a car. About 500 years ago, soldiers had to buckle themselves into their armor before going into battle. So the phrase buckle yourself came to mean something like “prepare oneself for a difficult task.” That’s how the expression buckle down evolved.

Teachers often tell their students to buckle down at school. Kids who party a lot are told by their parents that they need to buckle down. And if Megan Fox wants to be taken seriously as an actress, she needs to buckle down and start acting in more serious films. But if she’d rather just keep having fun and running around looking sexy in her movies, her fans probably won’t mind.

Examples

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“I have to buckle down and study tonight.”

“John used to party all the time, but lately he’s been trying to buckle down.”

“If the football team doesn’t start buckling down and taking practice more seriously, they’ll never make it to the playoffs.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

VOLTS it refers to someone that work so hard as a slave to
by VOLTSSuper Member!
it means get to work seriously without slacking.
by Constant0920
Sezai Apply oneself to hard work. Settle down to work.
by Sezai
julee means work much harder????
by julee
lalobrown concentrate on one`s work
by lalobrown
sofree work very hard
by sofree
start working diligently
by Anko_Dreamer
Aneet really concentrate on it, go into it
by Aneet
It means "work hard".
by Mr.Bean's wife
To buckle down means to do his own best to succeed
by monacovalentina

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mr.professor

Saudi Arabia

buckle down mybe work hard but wht kind of work

08:50 PM Aug 06 2009 |

mr.professor

Saudi Arabia

realy h dont know the meanhng of buckle

08:45 PM Aug 06 2009 |

ladybeth

ladybeth

Philippines

I need to buckle down to be able to work in line with my profession.

 

08:07 PM Aug 06 2009 |

kachok.69

Russian Federation

That was an accurate observation miss Ray8119183 !

06:52 PM Aug 06 2009 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

Cool

04:05 PM Aug 06 2009 |

spike_dsl

spike_dsl

Philippines

If you are watchin Megan Fox's movie you really cannot buckle down… with that body… hot!!! i mean very hot!!!

03:37 PM Aug 06 2009 |

SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

cool slang!!

02:41 PM Aug 06 2009 |

love_angl

United Arab Emirates

hi and thank you

01:48 PM Aug 06 2009 |

turanmetin

turanmetin

Turkey

hi my name is metin in turkey from and 24 old year  and radıology tecnıcıan job .

12:44 PM Aug 06 2009 |

Titesofy

France

the definition is very clear, thanks for that ! i will try to buckle on my job before i go on holiday ! :-)

12:30 PM Aug 06 2009 |

zhoumingwei

China

well,I guss it is mean to  work hard !

10:31 AM Aug 06 2009 |

kaseem

kaseem

Syrian Arab Republic

well,I understood the meaning of buckle down ,it's means to work hard.But for Megan Fox is it very important for her to looks sexy in her movies to be famous???

I don't know , maybe she would buckle down her self to be famous,but not in that way.

07:12 AM Aug 06 2009 |

Miss·Daisy

Miss·Daisy

China

i find it hard to buckle down and concentrate on my studies…

07:10 AM Aug 06 2009 |

yktpp3

yktpp3

Japan

I haven't seen this movie yet.
Hadn't she buckled down to act? ,really?
I wonder, how did the movie director feel about her comment.Tongue out

04:44 AM Aug 06 2009 |

lakshmi.pragada@gmail.com

India

hai

04:00 AM Aug 06 2009 |

luosijie203

Taiwan

Now, I know the meaning of buckle down,it's very interesting, it means you prepare yourself wel to doing something. As for the lady who the picture shows us, at least she is very beautiful and in nice shape, it's good natural condition of her to be an actress, let's bless her.

01:59 AM Aug 06 2009 |

Ray81191837

China

The title picture looks like from the Transformer….

12:28 AM Aug 06 2009 |

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