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Knuckle down   /nˈəkəl daʊn/   Listen
Knuckle down

verb
1.
Work very hard, like a slave.  Synonyms: break one's back, buckle down, slave.






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"Knuckle down" Quotes from Famous Books



... whar dad is a-hidin'?" she said, her voice tremulous with rage and scorn. N' ye air mean and sorry enough to some hyeh 'n' tell me ye'll give him up to the law ef I don't knuckle down 'n' do ...
— A Mountain Europa • John Fox Jr.



Words linked to "Knuckle down" :   slave, work, do work



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