buckle up
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (transitive) To fasten with a buckle.
- Charles Dickens
- 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.
- Charles Dickens
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
- Buckle up every time you drive somewhere in a car, and make sure your passengers buckle up, too.
Translations
to fasten one's seat belt or safety belt
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