get stuck into
Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed inGet busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
» Tom got back into his car.
Tom stieg wieder in sein Auto. — wolfgangth
Том вернулся в свою машину. — sharptoothed
Том повернувся до машини. — deniko
Том повернувся до своєї машини. — deniko
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3 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
1998, Gary McKay, In Good Company After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking.
2005, David Else & Oliver Berry, Lonely Planet: England If you really want to get stuck into a bit of archaeology, check out the Archaeological Resource Centre ...
(UK)To start eating.
Dinner's ready! Quick, get stuck into it!
(Australia)To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.
Why are you getting stuck into me all of the sudden? I didn't do anything!
Examples
1522 sentencesTom got back into his car.
Том повернувся до машини. — deniko
ruТом вернулся в свою машину. — sharptoothed
deTom stieg wieder in sein Auto. — wolfgangth
We never got into any trouble.
Ми ніколи не потрапляли у халепу. — deniko
I never got into any trouble.
Я ніколи не потрапляв у халепу. — deniko
All of us got into the car.
Ми всі сіли в машину. — ascolto
ruМы все сели в машину. — marafon
Tom helped get me into this school.
Том допоміг мені поступити до цієї школи. — deniko
Forms
gets stuck into, getting stuck into, got stuck into, got stuck into| Base form | get stuck into · to get stuck into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets stuck into |
| Present participle | getting stuck into |
| Past simple | got stuck into |
| Past participle | got stuck into |
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