Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's ass in gear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
get one's ass in gear
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's ass in gear (present, singular) getting one's ass in gear (participle, present) got one's ass in gear (past) gotten one's ass in gear (participle, past) get one's arse into gear (alternative) get one's ass into gear (alternative) put one's ass in gear (alternative) have one's ass in gear (alternative)

Phrases

find another gear

Frequently Paired Words

find another gear

Questions

What does get one's ass in gear mean?
To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.

How to pronounce get one's ass in gear

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