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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another

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Happy English Fraser Verb Friday. I'm here every Friday with

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a quick one point English lesson to help you learn

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a new phraseal verb and sound more natural when you speak.

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Today's Fraser verb is buckled down. It means you start

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working seriously and with focus, especially after being lazy or distracted.

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You stop wasting time and get things done. You buckle down,

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and we tend to say buckle down and do something.

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Like my buddy Kevin, he was having fun all summer,

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but now that classes started he really needs to buckle

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down and study. Or my coworker Amy, she had a

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big project deadline coming up, so she buckled down this

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week and finished everything on time. And me, I'll be honest,

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I've been putting off updating my website, but this weekend

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I'm gonna buckle down and finally get it done. So

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how about you? Is there something you need to buckle

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down and do? Maybe work, study, or a personal goal.

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Leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe so you

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don't miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's

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phraseal verb Friday. Thanks for listening and until next time,

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keep learning and keep it cool