get cracking
Speech parts
1. get cracking - Verb
2. get cracking - Phrase
Meaning
start to be active
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Examples
Get cracking, please!
At least those of us who tend to put on a bit of fat have an early warning sign and, perhaps, a bit more motivation to get cracking on cleaning up our foods.
Bill 214 was the key part of the effort by the Liberals – led from outside the House by Calgary lawyer David Khan and inside it by Dr. Swann – to apply pressure on the government to get cracking.
Crystal Palace will be 'weak and short of numbers' unless they sign AT LEAST four players in January transfer window, says Roy HodgsonWith less than two weeks left of the transfer window, Palace need to get cracking.
Except I really need to get cracking on this whole PhD thing.
Roll up your sleeves and get cracking.