单词 | get the lead out |
释义 | get the lead outSEE SYNONYMS FOR get the lead out ON THESAURUS.COM Also, get the lead out of one's feet or pants. Hurry up, move faster. For example, Get the lead out of your pants, kids, or we'll be late, or, even more figuratively, Arthur is the slowest talker—he can't seem to get the lead out and make his point. This expression implies that lead, the heaviest of the base metals, is preventing one from moving. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Words nearby get the lead outget the feel of, get the goods on, get the hang of, get theirs, get the jump on, get the lead out, get the message, get the most out of, get the nod, get the picture, get there The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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