单词 | to get a wiggle on |
释义 | > as lemmasto get a wiggle on 1. An act of ‘wiggling’, a light wagging or wriggling movement. to get a wiggle on (U.S. slang), to hurry, bustle. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > wagging > lightly > instance of wiggle1817 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry hiec1250 skelta1400 hasty?a1425 hasten1534 festinate1652 to look sharp1680 to make play1799 hurry-scurry1809 to tumble up1826 crowd1838 rush1859 hurry1871 to get a move on1888 hurry and scurry1889 to buck up1890 to get a hump on1892 to get a wiggle on1896 to shake a leg1904 to smack it about1914 flurry1917 to step on it (her)1923 to make it snappy1926 jildi1930 to get an iggri on1946 ert- 1817 J. K. Paulding Lett. from South I. 235 They suffered their hair to grow into a mighty bunch behind, and walked with the genuine Rutland wiggle; that is to say, on tiptoe, and with a most portentous extension of the hinder-parts. 1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. xxiv. 355 Rob's footstool had a wiggle in its uneven legs. 1894 Educator (Philadelphia) Feb. 279 Every fleeting expression of their faces or wiggle of their bodies. 1896 Inlander Jan. 147 Get a wiggle on you, hurry up; bestir yourself. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy iv Hasn't the boss got a wiggle on himself to-day! 1904 E. Robins Magn. North xvii. 298 You can bunk early and get a four a.m. wiggle on. < as lemmas |
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