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got into the act

got into the act is the simple past and past participle 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 got into the act

What is got into the act the simple past and past participle of?
Got into the act is the simple past and past participle of get into the act.

Words near got into the act in the dictionary

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

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