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gets into the act

gets into the act is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get into the act.

Meaning of get into the act

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
    • The scramble for this business is already on; everybody wants to get into the act. More than 370 American concerns have applied for franchises to give service over foreign and domestic airways.1945, Yank: The Army Weekly

Questions about gets into the act

What is gets into the act the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets into the act is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get into the act.

Words near gets into the act in the dictionary

  1. gets into it
  2. gets into one's stride
  3. gets into shape
  4. gets into someone's head
  5. gets into someone's pants
  6. gets into the act
  7. gets into the wrong hands
  8. gets into trouble
  9. gets it
  10. gets it how one gets it
  11. gets it how one lives

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