knuckle down | Idiomator

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic)To get towork; tofocuson atask.You shouldknuckle downand do your homework!1939November 10, “Following The War”, inThe Chart‎[1], volume I, number 1,Joplin, Missouri:Joplin Junior College,page 4, column 1:As students all over the United Statesknuckle downto learning, the rumble of war drums once more proclaims Mars high man in Europe. Discarding morbid curiosity, every student should consider it vitally necessary to get a general picture of the causes, movements, and possible effects of World War II. The average U. S. citizen's knowledge of World War II will probably decide his role in it.; Tosubmit;knuckle under.

Examples:

EN: - Are you gonna knuckle down to these crooks, or will you help us fight them?
ES: ¿Se rendirán a estos bandidos o nos ayudarán a luchar contra ellos?
EN: I'll knuckle down to you to the extent of William.
ES: Me pondré en serio contigo sobre la extensión de William.
EN: Come on, we must knuckle down, this year there's a lot of work. Then you'll make a lot.
ES: Entonces se llenará la cartera, y así su hijo dispondrá de mucho dinero.
EN: Ah, this Petey, he won't ever knuckle down tight.
ES: - Es Petey, nunca se da por vencido.
EN: Let's all knuckle down and get to work! Here comes the moment-- - Men--
ES: ¡Vamos a poner manos a la obra mientras llega el momento de pedir!
EN: From now on, we all knuckle down.
ES: Vamos a ponernos a trabajar en serio.
EN: I'd have come to Warbonnet when I stood big enough, so he couldn't make me knuckle down to him.
ES: Habría ido a Warbonnet cuando hubiera sido lo suficientemente importante para que no me obligase a postrarme a sus pies.
EN: Yeah, Starbuck, you better knuckle down.
ES: Si, Starbuck, va a ser mejor que se ponga a trabajar en serio.
EN: He just couldn't knuckle down to studying.
ES: No conseguía concentrarse en el estudio.
EN: He won't knuckle down.
ES: No dará su brazo a torcer.
EN: And the rest of the town might knuckle down to you, but not me.
ES: El resto de la ciudad os puede tener miedo, pero yo no.
EN: Yes, and you could win it, boy, if you'd knuckle down to your training.
ES: Y tú lo podrás ganar si te pones a entrenar con ahínco.
EN: Well, let's knuckle down, shall we?
ES: Bueno... póngamonos a trabajar en serio...
EN: I'm gonna knuckle down and take it like a man
ES: Voy a hacer un esfuerzo y afrontarlo como un hombre
ES: Voy a hacer un esfuerzo y afrontarlo como un hombre
EN: I'm gonna knuckle down and take it like a man wave good-bye don't try to talk what's there to say?
ES: Voy a hacer un esfuerzo y afrontarlo como un hombre Di adiós No trates de hablar

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