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get stuck into

get stuck into verb: get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.

Verb

get stuck into (third-person singular simple present gets stuck into, present participle getting stuck into, simple past and past participle got stuck into)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
    • After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking.1998, Gary McKay, In Good Company
    • But although some timber for the house was eventually delivered, he never got around to the building stage. ‘I′ll hire some help and we'll get stuck into it,’ he would say, but the only thing he ever got stuck into was his vodka.2002, Gary Nash, The Tarasov Saga: From Russia through China to Australia, page 232
  2. (UK) To start eating.
    • Dinner's ready! Quick, get stuck into it!
    • She took a big slurp of wine, and then we all got stuck into the food.2007, Kevin Brooks, The Road of the Dead, page 92
  3. (Australia) To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.
    • Why are you getting stuck into me all of the sudden? I didn't do anything!
    • My dad′s getting stuck into me at the moment. He doesn′t think my English is good enough.2003, Alasdair Duncan, Sushi Central, page 16

Examples of get stuck into in a sentence

  • ‘And get stuck into your breakfast, or I will be forced to relieve you of at least one of those splendid pork sausages.’2009, Robert Rankin, Retromancer, unnumbered page:
  • Then get stuck into one of the char-grilled steaks, the sesame-encrusted tuna, or slow-cooked lamb shank.2011, Pippa de Bruyn, Keith Bain, Frommer's South Africa, unnumbered page:

Forms of get stuck into

third-person singular presentgets stuck into
present participlegetting stuck into
past participlegot stuck into
pastgot stuck into

Questions about get stuck into

What does get stuck into mean?
Get stuck into means get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
How do you use get stuck into in a sentence?
‘And get stuck into your breakfast, or I will be forced to relieve you of at least one of those splendid pork sausages.’
What part of speech is get stuck into?
Get stuck into is a verb.
What is the past tense of get stuck into?
The past tense of get stuck into is got stuck into.

Words near get stuck into in the dictionary

  1. get something over with
  2. get something twisted
  3. get started
  4. get straight
  5. get stuck in
  6. get stuck into
  7. get stuffed
  8. get sturdy
  9. get taken in
  10. get the ball rolling
  11. get the band back together

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