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gets one's arse in gear

gets one's arse in gear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's arse in gear.

Meaning of get one's arse in gear

Verb

get one's arse in gear (third-person singular simple present gets one's arse in gear, present participle getting one's arse in gear, simple past and past participle got one's arse in gear)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, slang) To start performing a task effectively or start behaving better in general; to shape up.

Questions about gets one's arse in gear

What is gets one's arse in gear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's arse in gear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's arse in gear.

Words near gets one's arse in gear in the dictionary

  1. gets one's
  2. gets one's a into g
  3. gets one's act together
  4. gets one's affairs in order
  5. gets one's arms around
  6. gets one's arse in gear
  7. gets one's arse into gear
  8. gets one's ashes hauled
  9. gets one's ass handed to one
  10. gets one's ass in gear
  11. gets one's ass into gear

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