hunker down to



hunker down to something

Fig. to apply oneself to something, to get started working at something. I hunkered down to my chores, hoping to get them done before noon. If you want to get a good grade on that report, you'd better hunker down to it.
See also: down, hunker

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Seble-Eastern African, Amharic
CÉLestinse-les-TENFrench
Gaubert-French
Aminah (1)-Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Polykarpos-Ancient Greek
Quiana-African American (Modern)