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get off the mark

get off the mark verb: to score one's first points.

Verb

get off the mark (third-person singular simple present gets off the mark, present participle getting off the mark, simple past got off the mark, past participle (UK) got off the mark or (US) gotten off the mark)

  1. (idiomatic) To score one's first points
    • And now Leclerc has won two races while Vettel is still to get off the mark this year. Looking at the remaining races - the tracks they are on, and the pattern of Ferrari's form - it is far from certain he will get another chance.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport

Forms of get off the mark

third-person singular presentgets off the mark
present participlegetting off the mark
pastgot off the mark
past participle UKgot off the mark
past participle USgotten off the mark

Questions about get off the mark

What does get off the mark mean?
Get off the mark means to score one's first points.
What part of speech is get off the mark?
Get off the mark is a verb.
What is the past tense of get off the mark?
The past tense of get off the mark is got off the mark.

Words near get off the mark in the dictionary

  1. get off one's chest
  2. get off one's high horse
  3. get off someone's back
  4. get off someone's case
  5. get off the ground
  6. get off the mark
  7. get off the nut
  8. get off with
  9. get on
  10. get on at
  11. get on it

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