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knuckles down

knuckles down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knuckle down.

Meaning of knuckle down

Verb

knuckle down (third-person singular simple present knuckles down, present participle knuckling down, simple past and past participle knuckled down)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To get to work; to focus on a task.
    • You should knuckle down and do your homework!
  2. To submit; knuckle under.

Questions about knuckles down

What is knuckles down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knuckles down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knuckle down.

Words near knuckles down in the dictionary

  1. knucklelike
  2. knucklenuts
  3. knuckler
  4. knucklers
  5. knuckles
  6. knuckles down
  7. knuckles to
  8. knuckles under
  9. knuckles up
  10. knucklesome
  11. knucklestones

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