get with it

get with it
get with it
1. Inf. to modernize one's attitudes and behavior. •

Get with it, Martin. Go out and buy some new clothes!

You really have to get with it, Ernie.

2. Inf. to hurry up and get busy; to be more industrious with something. •

Get with it; we've got a lot to do.

Let's get with it. There's a lot of work to be done.

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{v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. * /The students get with it just before examinations./ * /The coach told the team to get with it./ Compare: ON THE BALL.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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