get one's skates on

English

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Verb

get one's skates on (third-person singular simple present gets one's skates on, present participle getting one's skates on, simple past and past participle got one's skates on)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.

   If I don't get my skates on now I'm going to be late!

Synonyms

• get a move on
• hurry up