got the job done
got the job done is the simple past and past participle of get the job done.
Meaning of get the job done
Verb
get the job done (third-person singular simple present gets the job done, present participle getting the job done, simple past got the job done, past participle (UK) got the job done or (US) gotten the job done)
- To fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.
- Near-synonyms: do the job, do the trick
- Synonyms:
- get 'er done, do the job, do the trick
Questions about got the job done
- What is got the job done the simple past and past participle of?
- Got the job done is the simple past and past participle of get the job done.
Words near got the job done in the dictionary
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