get a move on

get a move on
HURRY UP, speed up, move faster; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, shake a leg; Brit. informal get one's skates on, stir one's stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; dated make haste.
move

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get a move on
1. To hurry up
2. To make progress
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Main Entry:move

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get a move on spoken phrase
used for telling someone to hurry

Get a move on or we’ll miss our flight.

Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to hurrysynonym
Main entry: move

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[often in imperative] informal hurry up

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get a move on
informal : to start moving or going quickly

We'd better get a move on if we don't want to be late.

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Main Entry:move

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get a ˈmove on idiom
(informal) you tell sb to get a move on when you want them to hurry
Main entry:moveidiom

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  • get a move on — {informal} or {slang}[get a wiggle on] {v. phr.} To hurry up; get going. Often used as a command. * /Get a move on, or you will be late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get a move on — {informal} or {slang}[get a wiggle on] {v. phr.} To hurry up; get going. Often used as a command. * /Get a move on, or you will be late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • get a move on — informal c mon guys, let s get a move on Syn: hurry up, speed (it) up, move faster; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, shake a leg, hop to it; dated make haste …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • get a move on —    If someone tells you to get a move on, they are asking you to hurry up.     You d better get a move on or you ll miss the bus! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get a move on — informal to hurry. Get a move on, man! We don t have all day. (often an order) Simon realised he d have to get a move on if he was to finish by 4 o clock …   New idioms dictionary

  • get\ a\ move\ on — informal or slang get a wiggle on v. phr. To hurry up; get going. Often used as a command. Get a move on, or you will be late …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • get a move on — go quickly, vamoose    We re late! Let s get a move on! …   English idioms

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