pull one's socks up
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editpull one's socks up (third-person singular simple present pulls one's socks up, present participle pulling one's socks up, simple past and past participle pulled one's socks up)
- (idiomatic) To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.
- Alternative form: pull up one's socks
- 2000 October 20, Jeff Zillgitt, “U.S. dominates first day of Presidents Cup”, in USA Today, retrieved 30 September 2008:
- They're all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better.
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editstart making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts
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