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KNUCKLE DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knuckle down mean?
• KNUCKLE DOWN (verb)
The verb KNUCKLE DOWN has 1 sense:
1. work very hard, like a slave
Familiarity information: KNUCKLE DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Work very hard, like a slave
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
break one's back; buckle down; knuckle down; slave
Hypernyms (to "knuckle down" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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