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hustle up

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr) to prepare quickly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chan Hong, 36, sat in the shade last week and laughed as he watched his son hustle up, down and around the equipment.

From Seattle Times Jun. 15, 2023

And how can Charles be certain his friends are into him and not into his glittering lifestyle and ability to hustle up a yacht?

From Washington Post Jan. 29, 2023

"DJ was really solid, his hustle up and down the sidelines was very impressive," Kerr said.

From Fox News Dec. 21, 2021

When, last summer, the Whitney Museum of American Art tried to hustle up a show of new activist work but failed to pay some of the artists involved, the effort was met with outrage.

From New York Times May 20, 2021

"Don't ask questions but hustle up here," McDowell fired back.

From The River's End by Curwood, James Oliver

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