get on the stick
idiom
US, informal
: to start working hard at something that one has been avoiding doing
You'd better get on the stick with those college applications!
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Today’s Democrats better get on the stick to protect their program, prontissimo.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
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“Get on the stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on%20the%20stick. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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