get (oneself) in gear

To prepare oneself to do something. I know you said you would take out the trash, but get yourself in gear and do it already! I really need to get myself in gear and finish writing this paper—it's due tomorrow!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paula	POW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)	German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,
Bernat	-	Catalan
Tomomi	to-mo-mee	Japanese
LesŁAwa	le-SWAH-vah	Polish
Avalon	AV-ə-lahn	English (Rare)
Liorit	-	Hebrew