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gets one's skates on

gets one's skates on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's skates on.

Meaning of get one's skates on

Verb

get one's skates on (third-person singular simple present gets one's skates on, present participle getting one's skates on, simple past got one's skates on, past participle (UK) got one's skates on or (US) gotten one's skates on)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.
    • If I don't get my skates on now I'm going to be late!

Questions about gets one's skates on

What is gets one's skates on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's skates on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's skates on.

Words near gets one's skates on in the dictionary

  1. gets one's shirt out
  2. gets one's shit pushed in
  3. gets one's shit together
  4. gets one's shorts in a knot
  5. gets one's shtick together
  6. gets one's skates on
  7. gets one's teeth into
  8. gets one's ticket punched
  9. gets one's tits in a wringer
  10. gets one's undies in a bundle
  11. gets one's way

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