单词 | to get stuck in |
释义 | > as lemmasto get stuck in 4. transitive (in passive). colloquial (originally New Zealand). to get stuck in: to begin something with enthusiasm or determination; to set to work vigorously or determinedly; to get down to it. Often in imperative, esp. as an invitation to begin eating.rare in North American use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > resolutely or energetically to go to it1490 busklea1535 settle1576 to lay on1587 to put in (also get into) one's gearsa1658 to put (occasionally lay, set) one's shoulder to the wheel1678 yark1721 to get going1822 to pitch in1835 to roll up one's sleeves1838 square1849 to clap on1850 to wire in (also away)1864 to dig in1884 hunker1903 tie into1904 to get cracking1937 to get stuck in1938 to get weaving1942 to get it on1954 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something > resolutely or vigorously to sit in1736 strap1823 to get down1826 tackle1841 to buckle down (to)1865 to bite on1904 to wade into1904 to get stuck into1910 to get one's teeth into1935 to sink one's teeth into1935 to get stuck in1938 to get to grips with1947 1938 Dunstan (N.Z.) Times 1 Aug. ‘Come on,’ he shouted, ‘let's get stuck in.’ So Johnny Lotz, the captain [of the rugby team], turned to him and said quietly: ‘If you feel like getting stuck in, you'd better start on me first.’ 1947 D. M. Davin For Rest of Lives 253 And for Christ's sake, remember, till the time we get to the wadi and get stuck in, absolute silence. 1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 158 Mrs Wagner brought in two plates of food..and told them to get stuck in. 1971 Where Sept. 260/2 He flung out his arms like a Petticoat Lane trader, and got stuck in. In five minutes he had an audience. 1992 S. Berkoff Coriolanus in Deutschland 93 The woman on my right has ordered several strips of oily, gravied steak and gets stuck in. 2010 P. O'Grady Devil rides Out vi. 110 I've..watched her roll her sleeves and get stuck in when we were short-staffed. < as lemmas |
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