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Definition of Get cracking
1. Verb. Start to be active. "Get cracking, please!"
Generic synonyms: Begin, Commence, Get, Get Down, Set About, Set Out, Start, Start Out
Definition of Get cracking
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To get started; to get busy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Get Cracking
Literary usage of Get cracking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peter Kent's Command: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
""Then let's get cracking again." They were careful, now that the immediate panic
had passed, to make as little noise as possible as they battled their way ..."
2. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
""They were young and eager to get cracking. Not one of them lacked the moral
fiber to get the job done. I never had any problem with any of them. ..."
3. The Goodbye Island by John Gunn (2006)
""Then, let's get cracking." This time they did not run quite so frantically.
In fact, after the first few minutes or two they all, by common consent, ..."
4. Battle in the Ice: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"It mightn't be possible to get to the ML, and we might have to change our ideas
a bit. I suggest we get cracking now, because we'll find it pretty heavy ..."
5. State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004 by John Daniel, Adam Habib, Roger Southall (2004)
"... SA's white farmers better get cracking' (The Star September 2002); 'More money
needed to avoid Zim-like land grab' (The Daily Dispatch September 2002). ..."
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