English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
BUCKLE UP or BUCKLE DOWN?
The young man has to ~buckle up~ (to his work) if he wants to pass this exam (nonstandard).
The young man has to *buckle down* (to his work) if he wants to pass this exam (standard).
If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
She won’t start the car until we have all used our seat belt (wordy).
She won’t start the car until we have all *buckled up* (standard).
When you buckle up in a car or a plane, you fasten your seat belt.
GAB
I just want to bring to your notice that I didn’t receive any post yesterday. It’s like one day on and some days off. Thanks
Thank you for this post. I have had some arguments with people on this. This is clear enough.