Knuckle down
Knuckle down verb - Work very hard, like a slave.
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Make it and knuckle down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make it" instead a verb "Knuckle down".
Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Knuckle down and make it are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knuckle down" instead a verb "Make it".
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- It's her way of reminding herself that no matter what life throws at her — and it's thrown some nasty things at her already — she'll knuckle down and make it through.
Source: Literature / Sword of Shadows
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