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get cracking
idiom
to start doing something quickly: 迅速干起来
Get cracking (= hurry), or we'll miss the train.快点，要不我们赶不上火车了。
get cracking onI'd better get cracking on the food for tonight.我最好赶紧开始准备晚饭。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to start to do something
beginI'll begin working on the project this weekend.
startHave you started your homework yet?
commenceWe commenced listening to Uncle Jim's long story, knowing we were in for it now.
embark on/upon somethingThat fateful morning, she embarked upon the longest solo climb in history.
enter on/upon somethingWith his diagnosis, we entered upon the most difficult time of our lives.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
get down to businessidiom
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
inaugurate
motion
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
stirring
wheel
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