get into the act
To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“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.”
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act of Congress
An authorization that is extremely difficult to obtain, especially in a timely fashion.
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act one's age
To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
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act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
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act out
To perform something specific.
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act the hypocrite
To behave deceitfully or hypocritically; to dissemble.
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act up
To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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as it gets
As it is possible to be.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
Last updated August 10, 2026