"get the lead out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets the lead out [present, singular, third-person], getting the lead out [participle, present], got the lead out [past], got the lead out [UK, participle, past], gotten the lead out [US, participle, past]
Etymology: Shortened form of "get the lead out of one's shoes" (or one's pants). Here, "lead" refers to the metal that is very heavy, thus the expression means roughly "get rid of whatever is slowing you down and hurry up". Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the lead out}} get the lead out (third-person singular simple present gets the lead out, present participle getting the lead out, simple past got the lead out, past participle (UK) got the lead out or (US) gotten the lead out)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up Tags: dated, idiomatic

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Shortened form of \"get the lead out of one's shoes\" (or one's pants). Here, \"lead\" refers to the metal that is very heavy, thus the expression means roughly \"get rid of whatever is slowing you down and hurry up\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets the lead out",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      "glosses": [
        "To go faster; to hurry up"
      ],
      "id": "en-get_the_lead_out-en-verb--SF2KDFC",
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        [
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        [
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          "hurry up"
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        "(idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up"
      ],
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        "dated",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Shortened form of \"get the lead out of one's shoes\" (or one's pants). Here, \"lead\" refers to the metal that is very heavy, thus the expression means roughly \"get rid of whatever is slowing you down and hurry up\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the lead out",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English predicates",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "To go faster; to hurry up"
      ],
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        [
          "faster",
          "faster"
        ],
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          "hurry up",
          "hurry up"
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        "(idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get the lead out"
}

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