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get to the fireworks factory

get to the fireworks factory verb: to reach the most interesting, eventful or important part of a storyline.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To reach the most interesting, eventful or important part of a storyline.
    • Jesus falls again, and now some woman brings him a drink. I'm getting so tired of this whole sequence. When are they going to get to the fireworks factory!?2004 April 9, Johan Gustafsson, “[TAN] Once more, with Passion...”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet)
    • Is Raven ever going to wrestle on TV? Or at least get to the fireworks factory?2005 November 5, Poot Rootbeer, “Poot's post on TNA iMPACT! primetime, 11/3/05”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)

Synonyms of get to the fireworks factory

Forms of get to the fireworks factory

third-person singular presentgets to the fireworks factory
present participlegetting to the fireworks factory
pastgot to the fireworks factory
past participle UKgot to the fireworks factory
past participle USgotten to the fireworks factory

Origin of get to the fireworks factory

From the 1997 Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", which shows an episode of the fictional Itchy & Scratchy Show in which the characters' journey to a fireworks factory is interrupted by the anticlimactic arrival of a new character, Poochie; while watching the episode, Milhouse Van Houten wails, "When are they going to get to the fireworks factory?!".

Questions about get to the fireworks factory

What does get to the fireworks factory mean?
Get to the fireworks factory means to reach the most interesting, eventful or important part of a storyline.
What part of speech is get to the fireworks factory?
Get to the fireworks factory is a verb.
What is the past tense of get to the fireworks factory?
The past tense of get to the fireworks factory is got to the fireworks factory.

Words near get to the fireworks factory in the dictionary

  1. get to grass
  2. get to grips with
  3. get to know
  4. get to one's feet
  5. get to the bottom of
  6. get to the fireworks factory
  7. get to the point
  8. get to work
  9. get together
  10. get turned around
  11. get under it

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