"get on the stick" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get on the stick.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets on the stick [present, singular, third-person], getting on the stick [participle, present], got on the stick [past], got on the stick [UK, participle, past], gotten on the stick [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> on the stick}} get on the stick (third-person singular simple present gets on the stick, present participle getting on the stick, simple past got on the stick, past participle (UK) got on the stick or (US) gotten on the stick)
  1. (idiomatic) To get started; to begin working; to become active. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_on_the_stick-en-verb-0nOoZO5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for get on the stick meaning in English (1.5kB)

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