Idiom
get into the act
Meaning
To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone is selling handmade crafts, so I want to get into the act.”
“When the neighborhood started a community garden, many local businesses wanted to get into the act by donating supplies.”
“Seeing the immense success of the new digital platform, several major competitors scrambled to get into the act before they lost their remaining market share.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone is selling handmade crafts, so I want to get into the act.”
contextual
“When the neighborhood started a community garden, many local businesses wanted to get into the act by donating supplies.”
complex
“Seeing the immense success of the new digital platform, several major competitors scrambled to get into the act before they lost their remaining market share.”
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