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Definition of
knuckle down phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
knuckle down
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
knuckle down (to something)
(
informal
)
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to begin to work hard at something
synonym
get down to something
I'm going to have to knuckle down to some serious study.
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knuckle down
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Nearby words
knuckle
noun
knuckle
verb
knuckle down
phrasal verb
knuckle-dragger
noun
knuckleduster
noun