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1 knuckle down
intransitive verb* * *vi (inf)sich dahinterklemmen (inf), sich dranmachen (inf)to knuckle down to work — sich hinter die Arbeit klemmen (inf), sich an die Arbeit machen
* * *intransitive verbknuckle down to something — sich hinter etwas (Akk.) klemmen (ugs.)
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2 knuckle
noun1) (Anat.) [Finger]knöchel, der2) Hachse, diePhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88565/knuckle_down">knuckle down* * *(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) der Knöchel* * *knuck·le[ˈnʌkl̩]I. nwith bare \knuckles mit bloßen Fäustento crack one's \knuckles mit den Fingern knacken▪ \knuckles pl Schlagring m4.▶ to be near the \knuckle BRIT ( fam) sich akk hart an der Grenze bewegen; joke ziemlich gewagt seinII. vi1. (start working hard)2. (submit)they \knuckled under to the demands of the trade unions sie gaben den Forderungen der Gewerkschaften nach* * *['nʌkl]n(Finger)knöchel m; (of meat) Hachse f, Haxe f → near,See:→ near* * *knuckle [ˈnʌkl]A s1. (Finger)Knöchel m: → rap1 A 1, C 12. (Kalbs-, Schweins-) Haxe f oder (-)Hachse f:3. TECH Gelenk n4. pl US Schlagring mB v/iknuckle down to work sich an die Arbeit machen, sich hinter die Arbeit klemmen* * *noun1) (Anat.) [Finger]knöchel, der2) Hachse, dieknuckle of pork — Eisbein, das
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3 knuckle
knuck·le [ʼnʌkl̩] nwith bare \knuckles mit bloßen Fäusten;to crack one's \knuckles mit den Fingern knacken\knuckles pl Schlagring mPHRASES:to be near the \knuckle ( Brit) ( fam) sich akk hart an der Grenze bewegen; joke ziemlich gewagt sein vi1) ( start working hard)to \knuckle down sich akk dahinterklemmen [o ( fam) reinknien]; ( hurry up) sich akk ranhalten ( fam)2) ( submit)they \knuckled under to the demands of the trade unions sie gaben den Forderungen der Gewerkschaften nach
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knuckle down to work — begin to work energetically, start working hard … English contemporary dictionary
knuckle down — v. (D; intr.) to knuckle down to (to knuckle down to work) * * * [ nʌk(ə)l daʊn] (D;intr.) to knuckle down to (to knuckle down to work) … Combinatory dictionary
knuckle down (to something) — ˌknuckle ˈdown (to sth) derived (informal) to begin to work hard at sth Syn: get down to • I m going to have to knuckle down to some serious study. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
knuckle down — work harder, achieve more If you knuckle down and study, you can pass this exam … English idioms
knuckle down — verb work very hard, like a slave • Syn: ↑slave, ↑break one s back, ↑buckle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑slave (for: ↑slave), ↑slavery ( … Useful english dictionary
knuckle down — PHRASAL VERB If someone knuckles down, they begin to work or study very hard, especially after a period when they have done very little work. [INFORMAL] [V P] The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work... [V P to … English dictionary
knuckle down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms knuckle down : present tense I/you/we/they knuckle down he/she/it knuckles down present participle knuckling down past tense knuckled down past participle knuckled down informal to start working hard,… … English dictionary
knuckle down to — If someone knuckles down to something, they start to work on it seriously. If you want to succeed, you ll have to knuckle down to some serious work … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
knuckle\ down — • buckle down • knuckle down v To give complete attention (to an effort or job); attend. They chatted idly for a few moments then each buckled down to work. Jim was fooling instead of studying; so his father told him to buckle down … Словарь американских идиом
knuckle down — to work hard. You re going to have to knuckle down to improve your grades if you want to get into a good college. Volunteers really knuckled down and cleaned up the town after the storm … New idioms dictionary
knuckle down — verb To get to work; to focus on a task. You should knuckle down and do your homework! … Wiktionary