"get a wriggle on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets a wriggle on [present, singular, third-person], getting a wriggle on [participle, present], got a wriggle on [past], got a wriggle on [UK, participle, past], gotten a wriggle on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> a wriggle on}} get a wriggle on (third-person singular simple present gets a wriggle on, present participle getting a wriggle on, simple past got a wriggle on, past participle (UK) got a wriggle on or (US) gotten a wriggle on)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To hurry up. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_a_wriggle_on-en-verb-e~SD4raj

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for get a wriggle on meaning in English (1.6kB)

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