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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Llewelyn tried to pronounce it a couple of times and got it on the last try.
From Literature
When Reed got it on his wing, he stepped and flew away to the try-line.
From BBC
It would have made powerful TV footage but I don’t think we got it on camera.
From BBC
And the local school district got it on the act with electric school buses, and the town has buses that are electric.
From Los Angeles Times
“Putty. That stuff she puts in her hair that makes it stand up. She’s got it on the bathroom counter.”
From Literature
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