paint the wagon en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my wayhttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/paintyourwagon/paintyourwagonimonmyway.htm: : Gotta dream boy : Gotta song : Paint your wagon : And come along
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To get things done.
John, you still haven’t closed that deal; you need to paint that wagon now!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| painted the wagon | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| painted the wagon | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| paints the wagon | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| painting the wagon | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |