get under it
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To stop being lazy and really work hard at something.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
(Slang) To start working seriously and with great effort on a task or challenge.
"You've been putting this project off for weeks. It's time to get under it."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Relatively niche slang, more common in American English and certain online or youth communities. Often used as a motivational command. The 'it' is vague and refers to whatever task or challenge is in front of the person. Not widely understood across all age groups or regions.
Commonly used with
need to just come on stop complaining work grind
Forms
Base
get under it
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gets under it
he/she/it
Past simple
got under it
yesterday
Past participle
got/gotten under it
have + pp
-ing form
getting under it
continuous
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