Idiom – Buckle down

Buckle down – Idiom of the Day for IELTS Speaking

Meaning:

Tackle a task with determination

Example: 

If you don’t buckle down to IELTS, you’ll sabotage your IELTS score. Therefore, you had better buckle down and get down to learning it as hard as possible.

Exercise:

A. Complete the following sentences by filling in the appropriate idioms.

1. From an early age, Tiger _____________ becoming a professional golfer.
2. The students received a grant from the school director that was ______________.
3. The new manager has never been late nor absent from work. He’s a real ___________!
2. You’ll have to ____________ and do some serious work if you want to pass all your exams.
4. The journalist was really brave. He’s determined __________to get a report from dangerous zones.

B. Make sentences using the learned idiom & write it down in the comment box below

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• Idioms for IELTS Speaking