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
Simoni	-	Georgian
Christie (2)	-	Scottish, Irish
Bernardino	ber-nahr-DEE-no (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Shakeel	-	Arabic
Giorgio	JOR-jo	Italian
Michaela	mi-khah-E-lah (German), mi-KAY-lə (English)	German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak