- get with it
- phrasal to become alert or aware ; show sophisticated consciousness
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
get with it
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get with it — {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
get with it — {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
get with it — 1. in. to modernize one’s attitudes and behavior. □ Get with it, Martin. Get real! □ You really have to get with it, Ernie. 2. in. to hurry up and get busy; to be more industrious with something. □ Get with it; we’ve got a lot to do … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get with it — 1. v. hurry up; get a move on; get started. Get with it already, we ve got to go. 2. v. make one s ideas and actions current. Come on, get with it. You re so behind the times … English slang
get\ with\ it — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
get with it — pay attention, get busy I told him to get with it or he would get in trouble with the boss … Idioms and examples
get with it — I vp Hurry up. If you don t get with it, we will never finish this work. 1960s II vp To come to understand, become aware of what is what. If Sofia doesn t get with it, she will never be popular. 1980s … Historical dictionary of American slang
get with it — become aware, learn how, in the know Leni, a friend at work, told me to get with it or I d lose my job … English idioms
ˈget with — phrasal verb spoken get with it to pay attention to what is happening and start doing what you should be doing … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get with — phrasal : to pay attention to : become busy about there were signs and sounds that television was about to get with it Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
get with the programme — get with the ˈprogramme idiom (BrE) (NAmE get with the ˈprogram) (informal) (usually in orders) used to tell sb that they should change their attitude and do w … Useful english dictionary
