get busy

Example Sentences

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In Mansfield: “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, where Tim Robbins’s character tells the inmate played by Morgan Freeman: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“He’s expecting them to get busy on this bill and send it to his desk as soon as possible.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

That said, life can get busy, and sometimes I need to get dinner on the table quickly.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

"Generally, this is a quiet area but we have plenty of people doing the Otley Run and going to the pub. It can get busy sometimes."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

I was glad to go get busy outside.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns