get one's ass in gear en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.
He had been sitting there for two hours until the boss showed up and told him to get his ass in gear.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got one's ass in gear | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| have one's ass in gear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| getting one's ass in gear | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| get one's ass into gear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gotten one's ass in gear | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gets one's ass in gear | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| put one's ass in gear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| get one's arse into gear | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
ru въёбывать (to exert effective effort) · ru вка́лывать (to exert effective effort) · pl ruszać dupę (to exert effective effort) · pt mexer-se (to exert effective effort) · pl ruszyć dupę (to exert effective effort) · ru горба́титься (to exert effective effort) · es mover el culo (to exert effective effort) · ru въя́бывать (to exert effective effort) · fi panna liikettä niveliin (to exert effective effort)