get on the stick

get on the stick
American to force yourself to hurry or to start working.

If I get on the stick I'll finish the report by this evening.


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  • get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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