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got off the mark

got off the mark is the simple past and past participle of get off the mark.

Meaning of get off the mark

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To score one's first points
    • And now Leclerc has won two races while Vettel is still to get off the mark this year. Looking at the remaining races - the tracks they are on, and the pattern of Ferrari's form - it is far from certain he will get another chance.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport

Questions about got off the mark

What is got off the mark the simple past and past participle of?
Got off the mark is the simple past and past participle of get off the mark.

Words near got off the mark in the dictionary

  1. got off one's chest
  2. got off one's high horse
  3. got off someone's back
  4. got off someone's case
  5. got off the ground
  6. got off the mark
  7. got off the nut
  8. got off with
  9. got on
  10. got on at
  11. got on like a house on fire

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