"get to the fireworks factory" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets to the fireworks factory [present, singular, third-person], getting to the fireworks factory [participle, present], got to the fireworks factory [past], got to the fireworks factory [UK, participle, past], gotten to the fireworks factory [US, participle, past]
Etymology: From the 1997 Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", which shows an episode of the fictional Itchy & Scratchy Show in which the characters' journey to a fireworks factory is interrupted by the anticlimactic arrival of a new character, Poochie; while watching the episode, Milhouse Van Houten wails, "When are they going to get to the fireworks factory?!" Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> to the fireworks factory}} get to the fireworks factory (third-person singular simple present gets to the fireworks factory, present participle getting to the fireworks factory, simple past got to the fireworks factory, past participle (UK) got to the fireworks factory or (US) gotten to the fireworks factory)
  1. (fandom slang, idiomatic) To reach the most interesting, eventful or important part of a storyline. Wikipedia link: Milhouse Van Houten, The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show, The Itchy & Scratchy Show, The Simpsons Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): The Simpsons

Inflected forms

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