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buckle
(redirected from buckling up)

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buckle down
to do the work you need to do. Schools, parents, and students need to buckle down and find ways to reach the new standards.
See also: down

buckle up

to fasten a strap that holds you in your seat in a vehicle or aircraft. Four out of five children are not correctly buckled up. The pilot asked the passengers to buckle up because we were flying through a storm system.
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Buckling up is best - that's the message law enforcement officers throughout the area are trying to get across to drivers this week.
SAFETY SCANS; NATIONAL SEAT BELT CAMPAIGN MARKED AT AREA CHECKPOINTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
AUSTIN, Texas -- There's proof that more Texas motorists are buckling up.
Seat Belt Usage Hits Record High for State; Part of TxDOT's Plan to ... by Business Wire
The simple step of buckling up is the single best defense against ejection and will increase your odds of survival in light trucks by as much as 80 percent in the event of a rollover crash," said Romell Cooks, Regional Administrator, NHTSA Central Region.
Kansas, Missouri Launch ''Buckle Up in Your Truck'' Enforcement Blitz ... by Business Wire
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