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get out what one puts in

get out what one puts in verb: to receive enjoyment or some other reward in proportion to one's efforts in doing something.

Verb

get out what one puts in (third-person singular simple present gets out what one puts in, present participle getting out what one puts in, simple past got out what one puts in, past participle (UK) got out what one puts in or (US) gotten out what one puts in)

  1. To receive enjoyment or some other reward in proportion to one's efforts in doing something.

Synonyms of get out what one puts in

Forms of get out what one puts in

third-person singular presentgets out what one puts in
present participlegetting out what one puts in
pastgot out what one puts in
past participle UKgot out what one puts in
past participle USgotten out what one puts in

Questions about get out what one puts in

What does get out what one puts in mean?
Get out what one puts in means to receive enjoyment or some other reward in proportion to one's efforts in doing something.
What part of speech is get out what one puts in?
Get out what one puts in is a verb.
What is the past tense of get out what one puts in?
The past tense of get out what one puts in is got out what one puts in.

Words near get out what one puts in in the dictionary

  1. get out of someone's ear
  2. get out of someone's face
  3. get out of someone's hair
  4. get out of town
  5. get out the vote
  6. get out what one puts in
  7. get out while the getting's good
  8. get outside
  9. get outside of
  10. get outta here
  11. get over

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