Sentence examples for buckle down on from inspiring English sources
Nonetheless, I began to buckle down on the college applications — an early one for Harvard and roughly a dozen others standing by.
"I knew coming in here that that was one of the things I'd have to buckle down on and be focused on, and from Day 1, I've really tried to do what I've been asked to do.
"We're starting to buckle down on the defensive end," Anthony said.
But Houston has proved he can tighten up and buckle down on his man.
And while the increases are still relatively small by historical standards, they illustrate how banks are looking for almost any nugget of income to help offset huge loan losses and lower revenue as consumers buckle down on spending.
Since Tuesday, Mr. Johnson said, "A lot of kids that are tap-dancing or want to go to Penn State are hitting me up on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram to tell me their struggles and tell me, 'You're making it and I want to make it too.'" While school is hard, he said, "I'm really trying to focus and buckle down on getting my grades up.
One is to simply "buckle down and power through" — to focus on getting the stressful work done.
One is to simply "buckle down and power through"—to focus on getting the stressful work done.
Instead, Block buckled down on schoolwork, limiting himself to two beers a week, never missing a class, and earning the respect of his favorite professors, including Thoron.
