Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get stuck into

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: get s-tuck- in-to
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

verb

To start eating.

British usage

verb

To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"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."
"But although some timber for the house was eventually delivered, he never got around to the building stage. ‘I′ll hire some help and we'll get stuck into it,’ he would say, but the only thing he ever got stuck into was his vodka."
"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 ..."
"Dinner's ready! Quick, get stuck into it!"
"She took a big slurp of wine, and then we all got stuck into the food."
"‘And get stuck into your breakfast, or I will be forced to relieve you of at least one of those splendid pork sausages.’"

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets stuck into (present, singular) getting stuck into (participle, present) got stuck into (participle, past) got stuck into (past)

Questions

What does get stuck into mean?: Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.

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