(US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.
(US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To start performing a task effectively or start behaving better in general; to shape up.
(US, informal) To stop lazing around.
A US informal idiom meaning to stop being idle and start doing something useful. Blunt and direct, it functions as a command or encouragement to take action rather than procrastinate. The phrase is used in frustration or motivation, with ass serving as an intensifier of the idleness implied.
(slang, vulgar, North America) To work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.
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(idiomatic) To hurry up; to get a move on; to start.