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Idiom

get on the stick

Meaning

To get started; to begin working; to become active.

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

Examples

“You need to get on the stick and finish your work.”

“If we want to finish this project before the deadline, we really need to get on the stick.”

“Realizing that the deadline was rapidly approaching, the team finally decided to get on the stick and coordinate their efforts to ensure a successful launch.”

Examples

simple

“You need to get on the stick and finish your work.”

contextual

“If we want to finish this project before the deadline, we really need to get on the stick.”

complex

“Realizing that the deadline was rapidly approaching, the team finally decided to get on the stick and coordinate their efforts to ensure a successful launch.”

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