get the lead out
To go faster; to hurry upTo go faster; to hurry up.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, idiomatic)To go faster; to hurry up.
Examples
3173 sentencesThey got out of the car.
Вони вийшли з машини. — hectorvk
Get this stuff out of here.
Забери ці речі звідси. — deniko
Let's get out of this place.
Ходімо звідси. — deniko
ruСматываемся отсюда! — marafon
deLass uns von hier verschwinden. — mayabe
I just got out of jail.
Я щойно вийшов із в'язниці. — deniko
ruЯ только что вышел из тюрьмы. — odexed
I got out of bed quickly.
Я швидко встав з ліжка. — deniko
ruЯ быстро встал с постели. — marafon
Origin
A shortened form of get the lead out of one's shoes (or one's pants). Here, lead refers toA shortened form of get the lead out of one's shoes (or one's pants). Here, lead refers to a very heavy metal, thus the expression means roughly to get rid of whatever is slowing one down and hurry up.
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Forms
gets the lead out, getting the lead out, got the lead out, got the lead out| Base form | get the lead out · to get the lead out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets the lead out |
| Present participle | getting the lead out |
| Past simple | got the lead out |
| Past participle | got the lead out / gotten the lead out |
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