July 28, 2003

Back in Providence

...and now it's time to buckle down and get some work done.

"Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and goes through their pockets." --Eddy Peters

Posted by blahedo at 2:56pm on 28 Jul 2003
Comments
I thought it was knuckle down. What are you metaphorically buckling? Posted by lee at 9:21pm on 28 Jul 2003
God only knows. But googlefight sez:
"knuckle down" ( 7 890 results) versus "buckle down" ( 24 400 results)

The winner is: "buckle down"

Posted by blahedo at 3:12am on 29 Jul 2003
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