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getting into the act

getting into the act is the present participle and gerund 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 getting into the act

What is getting into the act the present participle and gerund of?
Getting into the act is the present participle and gerund of get into the act.

Words near getting into the act in the dictionary

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

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