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get in the boat and start rowing

get in the boat and start rowing is the alternative form of get in the boat and row.

Meaning of get in the boat and row

Verb

get in the boat and row (third-person singular simple present gets in the boat and rows, present participle getting in the boat and rowing, simple past got in the boat and rowed, past participle (UK) got in the boat and rowed or (US) gotten in the boat and rowed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work.
    • Mr. [Christopher] Keene himself only found out he was the committee's choice last Friday, […] "I have to spend the next six months finding out what's going on," he said. "I'm just going to get in the boat and row."1988 September 9, John Rockwell, “City Opera picks successor to [Beverly] Sills”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan...

Forms of get in the boat and start rowing

third-person singular presentgets in the boat and starts rowing
present participlegetting in the boat and starting rowing
pastgot in the boat and started rowing
past participle UKgot in the boat and started rowing
past participle USgotten in the boat and started rowing

Questions about get in the boat and start rowing

What is get in the boat and start rowing the alternative form of?
Get in the boat and start rowing is the alternative form of get in the boat and row.

Words near get in the boat and start rowing in the dictionary

  1. get in price
  2. get in prices
  3. get in someone's hair
  4. get in someone's pants
  5. get in the boat and row
  6. get in the boat and start rowing
  7. get in the sea
  8. get in the way
  9. get in there
  10. get in touch
  11. get in with

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