get into the act en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
The scramble for this business is already on; everybody wants to get into the act. More than 370 American concerns have applied for franchises to give service over foreign and domestic airways.
1945, Yank: The Army Weekly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets into the act | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting into the act | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got into the act | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got into the act | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten into the act | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |