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get stuck in

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get stuck in (third-person singular simple present gets stuck in, present participle getting stuck in, simple past got stuck in, past participle (UK) got stuck in or (US) gotten stuck in)

(idiomatic, Britain) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards.
He's really getting stuck in to his new job as chief executive. He's sacked half the boardroom staff already

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I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time. That's what I hope to do with acting - be the chameleon and not get stuck in a type. Julia Stiles

We all get stuck in our belief systems, however sensible we think they are. To me, the New Age community is particularly guilty of not testing or challenging what it claims. Derren Brown

I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists; I just don't ever want to get stuck in it. Brandon Sanderson

We've talked about coffee enemas and they're perfectly fine, except the doughnuts get stuck in the hose. And that just ruins everything. April Winchell

Why do you need to drive a Ferrari to get stuck in a traffic jam anyway? How do people afford these cars? James Murdoch

I have too much drive and determination to let anything falter me. Because I know that life's short and there's so much that I wanna do, and I can't do anything that might hold me back or get stuck in. Jana Kramer

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