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单词 stir one's stumps
释义

stir one's stumps

[often in imperative] British informal, dated (Of a person) begin to move or act.Things are never dull when she stirs her stumps to create a mild uproar in that pompous little town....
  • Here, you Matthews, look for sharp and stir your stumps a bit - one would think you were walking in your sleep.
  • Unfortunately, this is one disadvantage to being published by a small press - you pretty much have to stir your stumps and do your own promotion.

Synonyms

be quick, look smart, hurry up, speed up
informal make it snappy, get cracking, get moving, step on it, step on the gas, rattle one's dags
British informal get one's skates on
North American informal get a wiggle on
South African informal put foot
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