get cracking
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Diners told Langer they were there to support him and his call for City Hall to get cracking.
From Los Angeles Times
I can't wait to join the Global family and get cracking.
From BBC
The teams are out at a floodlit Firhill, let's get cracking.
From BBC
Surely he’d come back, pop in a Mozart CD and get cracking on a new project.
From New York Times
A former sub-postmaster who says his life was ruined by the Post Office scandal has called on the prime minister to "get cracking" with plans to exonerate and compensate victims.
From BBC
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