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| knuckle down |
| 1. v. (intransitive, chiefly British, idiomatic) To get to work; to focus on a task. |
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| You should knuckle down and do your homework! |
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| 2. v. To submit; knuckle under. |
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| Analysis |
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| knuckle |
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| 1. n. Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers. |
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| 2. n. (by extension) A mechanical joint. |
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| 3. n. A cut of meat. |
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| 4. n. (sports) The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table. |
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| 5. n. The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. |
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| 1. n. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland |
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| We went for a walk over the downs. |
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| The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England. |
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| 2. n. (usually plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing. |
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| 3. n. (mostly) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep. |
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