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Idiom idiom

get with the program


To become organized, current, or aware; to adopt the prevailing viewpoint.

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


SIMPLE

You need to get with the program if you want to succeed.

CONTEXTUAL

The team is falling behind, so everyone needs to get with the program and follow the new rules.

COMPLEX

After months of ignoring the changing market trends, the manager finally realized he had to get with the program to save the company from bankruptcy.


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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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  4. 04

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  5. 05

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  6. 06

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Last updated August 10, 2026