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
Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher, describing the act as "very worrisome", said the taskforce had to "get a move on" and produce results as soon as possible.
From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2022
"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
This Sunday, Pa said, “We’ll see you back at the house, Ma,” and he told us to get a move on, and we were walking down Herkimer Street headed back to our house.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
