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hop to it

Idioms  

  1. Begin to do something quickly and energetically, as in We've got to hop to it and get our shopping done. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

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Mabel doesn’t just hop to it, she leaps in with both feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

And Weiner’s would hop to it, no questions asked.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2019

So hop to it, engineers—please bring this beautiful vision to life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2016

“But hop to it, girl. Stir yer stumps.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

“When people tell you to hop to it, you hop, hop, hop.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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