Today’s phrasal verb is buckle down. When you buckle down, it means you start working seriously and with focus — especially after being a bit lazy or distracted. You stop wasting time and get things done. And we tend to say, buckle down and DO somerthing.
- Like my buddy Kevin. He was having fun all summer, but now that classes started, he really needs to buckle down and study.
- Or my coworker Amy — she had a big project deadline coming up, so she buckled down this week and finished everything on time.
- And me? I’ll be honest — I’ve been putting off updating my website, but this weekend I’m gonna buckle down and finally get it done.
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Episode Transcript
Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another
Happy English Fraser Verb Friday. I'm here every Friday with
a quick one point English lesson to help you learn
a new phraseal verb and sound more natural when you speak.
Today's Fraser verb is buckled down. It means you start
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working seriously and with focus, especially after being lazy or distracted.
You stop wasting time and get things done. You buckle down,
and we tend to say buckle down and do something.
Like my buddy Kevin, he was having fun all summer,
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but now that classes started he really needs to buckle
down and study. Or my coworker Amy, she had a
big project deadline coming up, so she buckled down this
week and finished everything on time. And me, I'll be honest,
I've been putting off updating my website, but this weekend
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I'm gonna buckle down and finally get it done. So
how about you? Is there something you need to buckle
down and do? Maybe work, study, or a personal goal.
Leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe so you
don't miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's
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phraseal verb Friday. Thanks for listening and until next time,
keep learning and keep it cool
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