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
In particular, Mr Matthews said, there are times when humans are better placed to take orders, especially when the restaurants get busy.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
That said, life can get busy, and sometimes I need to get dinner on the table quickly.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025
“We need to get together, roll up our sleeves and get busy learning from each other.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
