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getting one's ass in gear

getting one's ass in gear is the present participle and gerund of get one's ass in gear.

Meaning of get one's ass in gear

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.
    • He had been sitting there for two hours until the boss showed up and told him to get his ass in gear.

Questions about getting one's ass in gear

What is getting one's ass in gear the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's ass in gear is the present participle and gerund of get one's ass in gear.

Words near getting one's ass in gear in the dictionary

  1. getting one's arms around
  2. getting one's arse in gear
  3. getting one's arse into gear
  4. getting one's ashes hauled
  5. getting one's ass handed to one
  6. getting one's ass in gear
  7. getting one's ass into gear
  8. getting one's bowels in an uproar
  9. getting one's breath back
  10. getting one's butt somewhere
  11. getting one's claws into

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