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hunker down (on something) Fig. to squat down on one's heels, a stool, a stone, etc. Jeff hunkered down on the pavement and watched the world go by. He hunkered down to take a rest. 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. hunker down to stay in a place or situation Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the issue. It had been raining since early morning, a perfect day to hunker down behind the computer and get some work done. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the meantime, the band has hunkered down in its Midwestern abode and, again, tried to best itself with another record, which has proved to be quite the challenge, being that the expectations are sky high. She captures the confusion at the beginning of the war, when foreign correspondents were hunkered down in Hotel Palestine--no water, no electricity, bomb blasts and explosions. But the right-hander hunkered down after that and managed to strike out Jay Gibbons looking and Ramon Hernandez swinging to end the threat. |
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