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Pull Socks Means Harder Improve Behaviour Jane Clever

Metaphor Pull your socks up
Question Meaning What do you mean?
Meaning

To pull your socks up means to try harder or to improve your behaviour.

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Example

“Jane was very clever, but she didn’t like to do school work. Her teacher told her that she would have to pull her socks up if she was going to do well in her exams.”

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