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getting to the fireworks factory

getting to the fireworks factory is the present participle and gerund of get to the fireworks factory.

Meaning of get to the fireworks factory

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To reach the most interesting, eventful or important part of a storyline.
    • Jesus falls again, and now some woman brings him a drink. I'm getting so tired of this whole sequence. When are they going to get to the fireworks factory!?2004 April 9, Johan Gustafsson, “[TAN] Once more, with Passion...”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet)

Questions about getting to the fireworks factory

What is getting to the fireworks factory the present participle and gerund of?
Getting to the fireworks factory is the present participle and gerund of get to the fireworks factory.

Words near getting to the fireworks factory in the dictionary

  1. getting to first base
  2. getting to grips with
  3. getting to know
  4. getting to one's feet
  5. getting to the bottom of
  6. getting to the fireworks factory
  7. getting to the point
  8. getting together
  9. getting turned around
  10. getting under it
  11. getting under one's goat

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