get a hurry on

get a hurry on
get a hurry on & get a move on
to start to hurry. •

We are going to leave in five minutes, Jane. Get a hurry on!

Mary! Get a move on! We can't wait all day.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get a move on — {informal} or {slang}[get a wiggle on] {v. phr.} To hurry up; get going. Often used as a command. * /Get a move on, or you will be late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • get moving — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑get cracking, ↑bestir oneself, ↑get going, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get cracking — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To hurry up, to start moving fast. (Used mostly as an imperative). * /Come on, you guys, let s get cracking!/ (Let s hurry up!) Compare: GET GOING 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get cracking — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To hurry up, to start moving fast. (Used mostly as an imperative). * /Come on, you guys, let s get cracking!/ (Let s hurry up!) Compare: GET GOING 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

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