get a move on
Example Sentences
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In the end, no one could be sure why potentially millions of squirrels decided to get a move on en masse.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
"It's not for me to tell a chair of an inquiry, look you have got to get a move on, start hearings here there on whenever," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
The scoreboard at the Sentry Tournament of Champions delivered a clear message to get a move on it.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022
Others urged U.S. market participants not to wait until mid 2023 but to get a move on by learning from the more advanced switch in Europe.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021
“Well, get a move on, I want you to look after the bacon. And don’t you dare let it burn, I want everything perfect on Duddy’s birthday.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
