got one's ass in gear
got one's ass in gear is the simple past 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)
- 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 got one's ass in gear
- What is got one's ass in gear the simple past of?
- Got one's ass in gear is the simple past of get one's ass in gear.
Words near got one's ass in gear in the dictionary
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