单词 | to get into the act |
释义 | > as lemmasto get into (also in on) the act a. Originally U.S. to get into (also in on) the act and variants: to become a participant; to involve oneself in some advantageous venture or activity. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate together or with [verb (intransitive)] > participate common1357 to take partc1384 communea1393 participe1511 participate1531 join1560 share1570 to bear a part1596 intercommon1626 to join in1785 to be in it1819 to stand in1858 to get into (also in on) the act1947 (to be) in on the act1951 to muck in1952 to opt in1966 1947 Life 3 Feb. 53/2 (advt.) Everybody's getting in on the act! Seems like all my customers are going for the oil the experts use. 1947 Current Biog. 1946 168/1 The Durante quips (‘I've got a million of 'em’, ‘Everybody wants to get into da act’,..) are ‘timelessly colorful’. 1958 Spectator 22 Aug. 239/1 President Chamoun got back into the act by announcing that they would not be asked to withdraw from the Lebanon. 1974 B. Friel Freedom of City i. 41 As you know as well as me there's a lot of strange characters knuckled in on the act that didn't give a shite about real civil rights. 1989 L. Bryce Influential Woman (1990) vii. 113 Under pressure to get their own way, or just to get in on the act, people can be quite nasty and aggressive to each other. 2000 Brill's Content Aug. 117/2 Even Burger King is getting into the act, with Net-based videoconferencing available in two New York City locations. < as lemmas |
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