Meaning of buckle up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fasten with a buckle.
   transitive
2. To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
   idiomatic, intransitive
3. To get ready, to prepare oneself.
   broadly, idiomatic, imperative, intransitive, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“It was eight o'clock to-morrow evening when I buckled up my travelling writing-desk in its leather case, paid my Bill, and got on my warm coats and wrappers.”

“Buckle up every time you drive somewhere in a car, and make sure your passengers buckle up, too.”

“So buckle up for what's coming, readers!”

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