- pull one's socks up
- make a greater effort
You had better begin to pull your socks up or you will not be able to continue working here.
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pull one's socks up
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pull one's socks up — ► pull one s socks up informal make an effort to improve. Main Entry: ↑sock … English terms dictionary
pull one's socks up — verb To start making an effort; to renew or redouble ones efforts. Theyre all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better. Syn: get ones act together, knuckle down, roll up ones sleeves, shape up … Wiktionary
Pull one's socks up — to get one s life in order; to act together … Dictionary of Australian slang
pull one's socks up — Australian Slang to get one s life in order; to act together … English dialects glossary
pull one's socks up — informal make an effort to improve. → sock … English new terms dictionary
pull one's socks up — Make a better effort … A concise dictionary of English slang
pull one's socks up — see sock … Useful english dictionary
pull up one's socks — To brace oneself for doing better • • • Main Entry: ↑sock … Useful english dictionary
pull up one's socks — {v. phr.} To try to do better, either in terms of one s behavior or at a task one is performing. * /I ll have to pull up my socks if I am going to finish my work today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull up one's socks — {v. phr.} To try to do better, either in terms of one s behavior or at a task one is performing. * /I ll have to pull up my socks if I am going to finish my work today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
