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getting one's skates on

getting one's skates on is the present participle and gerund 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 getting one's skates on

What is getting one's skates on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's skates on is the present participle and gerund of get one's skates on.

Words near getting one's skates on in the dictionary

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

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