buckle up

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Meaning: (transitive)Tofastenwith abuckle.1855,Charles Dickens, “The Holly-tree. Third Branch—The Bill”, inChristmas Stories[…](The Works of Charles Dickens; XV), de luxe edition, London:Chapman and Hall, published1881,→OCLC,page63:It was eight o'clock to-morrow evening when Ibuckled upmy travelling writing-desk in its leather case, paid my Bill, and got on my warm coats and wrappers.; (intransitive,idiomatic)Tofastenone'sseat beltorsafety belt.Synonym:belt upBuckle upevery time you drive somewhere in a car, and make sure your passengersbuckle up, too.; (intransitive,idiomatic,by extension,usuallyimperative)Toget ready, to prepare oneself.2019February 27, Robert Kirkman,Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #39, Image Comics:Sobuckle upfor what's coming, readers!

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