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get to work

idiom

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

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That means, the designers get to work well in advance to ensure the uniforms are ready for game time. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 From Wayne County to Oakland County, officials want people off the roads so their salt and plow trucks can get to work. Julia Avant, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 Simply grab your cookie press and get to work—the dough comes together in just five minutes. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 Smith lives in Virginia and uses the Metro to get to work, taking it to the station at Farragut Square, near where the shootings took place. Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Nov. 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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