pull one's socks up

verb

pull one's socks up

verb

1

Idiomatic To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.

They're all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better.2000 October 20, Jeff Zillgitt, “U.S. dominates first day of Presidents Cup”, in USA Today, retrieved 30 Sep 2008:

Synonyms: belly up to the bar, get one's act together, knuckle down, roll up one's sleeves, shape up

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