buck for something



buck for something

in. to work ambitiously for something, such as a promotion. You can tell she’s bucking for promotion.
See also: buck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Beelzebubbee-EL-zi-bub (English), BEEL-zi-bub (English)Biblical
NoÉMieno-e-MEEFrench
Huey['hju:i]
Leticiale-TEE-thyah (Spanish), le-TEE-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
MirjamMIR-yahm (German), MEER-yahm (Finnish)Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Imam-Arabic