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gets off the mark

gets off the mark is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off the mark.

Meaning of get off the mark

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

Questions about gets off the mark

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

Words near gets off the mark in the dictionary

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

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