"get one's skates on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get one's skates on.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets one's skates on [present, singular, third-person], getting one's skates on [participle, present], got one's skates on [past], got one's skates on [UK, participle, past], gotten one's skates on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's skates on}} get one's skates on (third-person singular simple present gets one's skates on, present participle getting one's skates on, simple past got one's skates on, past participle (UK) got one's skates on or (US) gotten one's skates on)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: get a move on, hurry up
    Sense id: en-get_one's_skates_on-en-verb-o4JStLWv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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