hunker down
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
Get into a safe position and wait for something difficult to pass; OR get focused and work hard.
"Residents were told to hunker down as the hurricane approached the coastline."
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Soapy | Eileen Davidson's Enduring Superstardom | S3 EP10
CBS Soaps · 6:14
Just hunker down.
Soapy | Eileen Davidson's Enduring Superstardom | S3 EP10
CBS Soaps · 6:15
Hunker down, Eileen.
I Cut Off a Rhino's Horn, Wrestled a 300-Pound Alligator, and Faced a Komodo Dragon
Brave Wilderness Top Videos · 114:59
Hunker down for the night.
Everytime the Parks Crew Were Not Themselves | Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation · 8:08
All right, let's hunker down.
Suicide of a Nation: Britain on the Brink of Collapse | Matt Goodwin
John Anderson Media · 17:10
They hunker down and they turn