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Idiom

get a move on

Meaning

To hurry up, to get moving.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We need to get a move on or we'll miss the bus.”

“The taxi was waiting outside, so she told everyone to get a move on.”

“With the deadline looming and the office nearly empty, the editor barked at his team to get a move on.”

Examples

simple

“We need to get a move on or we'll miss the bus.”

contextual

“The taxi was waiting outside, so she told everyone to get a move on.”

complex

“With the deadline looming and the office nearly empty, the editor barked at his team to get a move on.”

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