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get into the swing of things

Idioms  
  1. Become active, make progress. For example, She only started work last week, but she quickly got into the swing of things. [Late 1800s]


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At this annual pretournament celebration, children can get into the swing of things with a festival of tennis clinics and athletic activities from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2014

The bowlers more than anyone need a bit of rhythm to get into the swing of things.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2013

Being from Cleveland, it took me a while to get into the swing of things.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2013

It did not take us very long to get into the swing of things and become quite at home.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie

"Oh, I don't know—just get into the swing of things and let her go."

From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Francis Hopkinson Smith

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