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get on the stick
get on the stick
get on the stick
(
American
)
to force yourself to hurry or to start working
If I get on the stick I'll finish the report by this evening.
See also:
get
,
on
,
stick
get on the stick
Start working, as in
I have to get on the stick and start preparing dinner
. This synonym for
get going
or
get busy
alludes to getting a car going by manipulating the gearshift, or
stick
. [
Slang
; early 1900s]
See also:
get
,
on
,
stick
get on the stick
in.
to get organized and get busy.
Get on the stick and get this job done!
See also:
get
,
on
,
stick
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Kieran
KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn
Irish
Fusun
-
Turkish
Hudde
-
Medieval English
Kerr
-
Scottish, English (Rare)
ValquÍRia
-
Portuguese
Tau
-
Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
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