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What does buckle down mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself (e.g. to work or study).
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However, those who do set attainable goals, and buckle down and learn to focus, can be models of unwavering dedication.
They needed to buckle down and have confidence, but they let the ball drop.
The real task at hand is to enjoy the holidays, then buckle down once again on a realistic set of New Year's resolutions.
The activities of this lawyer who refuses to buckle down are a source of huge embarrassment to the authorities.
But now that he had had his fun, Astor told himself, he had to buckle down to the task of earning all that bread.
So let us buckle down and start explaining. Let us explain what is going to happen, let us explain how it is going to happen.

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