pull socks up



pull your socks up

to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
See also: pull, sock, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Neelima-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Eustorgios-Ancient Greek
Alexia[ə'leksis]
Owen (2)-Irish
Iudicael-Ancient Celtic
Rani (1)-Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi