hunker down
take cover
square one's shoulders
hunker
gird
bite off
get over the line
shelter in place
bend
inshelter
shield
provide
get the job done
have a mountain to climb
step to
recline
scratch one's own itch
how-to
proposition
expose oneself
go
belly up to the bar
gird up one's loins
insheltering
bother
inconvenience oneself
devote
trouble
trouble oneself
knuckle down
have one's work cut out for one
station
work at
go at
put one's mind to it
overshadow
sheltercraft
breathing spell
chapter
well-equipped
stick to one's knitting
queer someone's pitch
ready
attend
on the right track
see one's way clear to
take one's ease
expose
wish
no pain, no gain
laboring oar
park
hovel
undertake
diligence
measure
hard yards
stick one's neck out
shelteringly
gear up
punch someone's ticket
plough on
be out for
man the fort
scug
specialise
lesson
technique
waltz
wind down
row to hoe
clear the decks
fiddle while Rome burns
talk through
buckle down
ride out
specialize
bed in
skate on thin ice
press into service
rise
box oneself into a corner
put one's shoulder into
limber up
call to task
laze
nisus
adequate
brace
challenge
paint oneself into a corner
poise
know where one stands
equal
have the cards in one's hands
sit back
army volunteer
get ready