get to work

idiom

: to start working
We need to stop delaying and get to work.

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Rather than calling his final timeout, Rivers encouraged Lillard to get the ball up the floor and get to work. Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025 Grab your pressure washer and get to work, blasting dirt off of cars, houses, driveways, and more. Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024 Either way, Juve will sure to be busy in the January window, as Giuntoli will get to work in shaping the squad for Thiago Motta. Follow me on Twitter. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 The company will get to work with pioneering Shiseido Group brand Gallinée skincare on a proof of concept creating sun filters using molecules extracted from the cell membrane of bacteria. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get to work 

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“Get to work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20work. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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