get it on
Idioms-
Become filled with energy or excitement; enthusiastically begin. For example, If you're ready to start rehearsing, let's get it on . [ Slang ; c. 1950]
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Engage in sexual intercourse, as in They were about to get it on when the doorbell rang . [ Slang ; 1970s]
Example Sentences
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Adversity creates opportunity, though: Investors who thought last month that they had too little foreign exposure can get it on sale now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Then it was all about trying to make the right contact and get it on target.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
A student who is supposed to get a $2,500 work-study award won’t get it on the first day of school — they will earn it over time.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
Just add water and get it on the griddle.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
Lily loved driving the car, though she usually tried to get it on Sundays, when he spent all day sprawled on the sofa watching sports and messing up the newspaper.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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