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