get to work

idiom

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

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Some can’t afford car insurance, and others simply can’t afford the gas to get to work. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 Once the sample is back at the lab, the beagles get to work looking for the four most common types of cancer - breast, colorectal, prostate, and lung. Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Rather than get to work cleaning up this mess, Democrats have chosen another tack — shutting down the federal government. Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 When the mercury drops and snow falls, our reviewers get to work, hitting the slopes and backcountry to test the latest gear. Marina Knight, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2025 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 1 Nov. 2025.

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