Usually means: Dedicate effort to achieve goals.
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  1. apply oneself: Merriam-Webster
  2. apply oneself: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. apply oneself: Wiktionary
  4. apply oneself: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  5. apply oneself: Merriam-Webster

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  1. apply oneself: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (apply oneself)

verb:  (idiomatic) Synonym of strive: to work hard, to complete an activity with good effort and focus.

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