get stuck in
To dedicate a large amount of effort towardsTo dedicate a large amount of effort towards.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, idiomatic)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.
Examples
3953 sentencesShe got in at 9 p.m.
Вона прийшла о дев'ятій вечора. — aandrusiak
I got lost in the forest.
Я заблукав у лісі. — uaspeaker
ruЯ заблудился в лесу. — Hellerick
deIch habe mich im Wald verlaufen. — MUIRIEL
We got lost in the snow.
Ми заблукали в снігу. — deniko
ruМы заблудились в снегу. — Svetislava
He got lost in the city.
Він заблукав у місті. — deniko
ruОн заблудился в городе. — odexed
deEr verlief sich in der Stadt. — xtofu80
I've got something in my eye.
Щось потрапило мені в око. — yhelena
ruМне что-то в глаз попало. — marafon
deIch habe etwas im Auge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
gets stuck in, getting stuck in, got stuck in, got stuck in| Base form | get stuck in · to get stuck in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets stuck in |
| Present participle | getting stuck in |
| Past simple | got stuck in |
| Past participle | got stuck in / gotten stuck in |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.