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getting on the stick

getting on the stick is the present participle and gerund of get on the stick.

Meaning of get on the stick

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get started; to begin working; to become active.

Questions about getting on the stick

What is getting on the stick the present participle and gerund of?
Getting on the stick is the present participle and gerund of get on the stick.

Words near getting on the stick in the dictionary

  1. getting on someone's nerves
  2. getting on someone's tits
  3. getting on someone's wick
  4. getting on someone's wrong side
  5. getting on the end of
  6. getting on the stick
  7. getting on to
  8. getting on up
  9. getting on with
  10. getting one over
  11. getting one over on

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