apply oneself to

apply oneself to something

to work hard and diligently at something. You should apply yourself to your studies. She applied herself to her work and the time passed very rapidly.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kelemen	-	Hungarian
Cleopatra	klee-ə-PAT-rə (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Caoileann	-	Irish
Charalampos	-	Greek
Knox	NAHKS	English
Taniel	-	Armenian