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
Poseidon	pə-SIE-dən (English)	Greek Mythology
Eiluned	-	Welsh
Hugh	HYOO	English
Stanko	STAHN-ko (Slovene, Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Addison	AD-i-sən	English
GraÇA	GRA-sə	Portuguese