what is " buckle down" ?
"If you want to pass your exams, you'll have buckle down and
do some serious work."

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what is " buckle down" ?
"If you want to pass your exams, you'll have buckle down and 
  do some serious work."

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It means, get a belt and tie yourself to the desk.

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buckle down is a slang meaning to seriously focus and apply oneself (such as to work or study).  In other words, it is to concentrate, work hard, and commit to getting something done

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For such a stern photo, Eliot is funny!  He's right; the idiom means it's time to tighten your belt and forget about eating and fasten the doors and shutters and hatches shut tight because hard times have arrived, a storm, a threat.  Good Q !

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I'm not thinking of a belt for pants, but a seatbelt for cars, airplanes etc.  So you fix yourself to your job (or whatever you need to do).

There's another phrase with a related meaning: "strap oneself to the beast".  Like a wild animal, you have to tie yourself to it and tame it... get control of the situation.

"I had so many ideas last night, but I strapped myself to the beast and wrote it all down."

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