get off the mark en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To score one's first points
And now Leclerc has won two races while Vettel is still to get off the mark this year. Looking at the remaining races - the tracks they are on, and the pattern of Ferrari's form - it is far from certain he will get another chance.
2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets off the mark | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting off the mark | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gotten off the mark | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| got off the mark | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got off the mark | Tense=Past | lexicographic |