Question 1

What does “pull your socks up” mean?

Accepted Answer

to try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc.

Question 2

How is “pull your socks up” used?

Accepted Answer

In The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016), one line is: “- # I've got a feeling - # Everybody had a good year - # A feeling I can't hide, oh, no - # Everybody let their hair down - # Everybody pulled their socks up - # Oh, no, no - # Everybody put their foot down - # Yeah # Yeah...”

Question 3

Which movie is “pull your socks up” from?

Accepted Answer

The clip at the top of this page is from The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016).