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get religion

Idioms

Be converted; also, decide to behave in an upright, ethical way. For example, After the children were born, John got religion and joined the church, or After years of total selfishness, she suddenly got religion and is doing all kinds of volunteer work. [Second half of 1700s]

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get religion

Several pundits made hay yesterday attacking Smith personally, arguing that he waited till he made his millions to get religion, or that he only quit because he was consistently passed up for promotions.

From Time ● Mar. 16, 2012

There were no demigods for the closing hours, to make audiences get religion: no Wayne Shorter or Keith Jarrett, no famous singer to rally around.

From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011

This, writes Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, is causing the coaches to suddenly get religion on the agent issue.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2010

"HellCat" Gantry, the black-maned campus bully with his boasted amours and loud contempt, get religion?

From Time Magazine Archive

But do yu know what made him get religion all of a sudden?

From Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up by Mulford, Clarence Edward

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