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gotten one's ass in gear

gotten one's ass in gear is the past participle 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)

  1. (US, idiomatic) 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 gotten one's ass in gear

What is gotten one's ass in gear the past participle of?
Gotten one's ass in gear is the past participle of get one's ass in gear.

Words near gotten one's ass in gear in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's a into g
  2. gotten one's act together
  3. gotten one's affairs in order
  4. gotten one's arse into gear
  5. gotten one's ashes hauled
  6. gotten one's ass in gear
  7. gotten one's ass into gear
  8. gotten one's bowels in an uproar
  9. gotten one's butt somewhere
  10. gotten one's claws into
  11. gotten one's claws on

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