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gotten one's skates on

gotten one's skates on is the past participle of get one's skates on.

Meaning of get one's skates on

Verb

get one's skates on (third-person singular simple present gets one's skates on, present participle getting one's skates on, simple past got one's skates on, past participle (UK) got one's skates on or (US) gotten one's skates on)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.
    • If I don't get my skates on now I'm going to be late!

Questions about gotten one's skates on

What is gotten one's skates on the past participle of?
Gotten one's skates on is the past participle of get one's skates on.

Words near gotten one's skates on in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's shirt out
  2. gotten one's shit pushed in
  3. gotten one's shit together
  4. gotten one's shorts in a knot
  5. gotten one's shtick together
  6. gotten one's skates on
  7. gotten one's teeth into
  8. gotten one's ticket punched
  9. gotten one's tits in a wringer
  10. gotten one's undies in a bundle
  11. gotten one's way

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