- get one's skates on Brit.
- get one's skates on Brit.informalhurry up.→ skate
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
get one's skates on Brit.
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get one's skates on — ► get one s skates on Brit. informal hurry up. Main Entry: ↑skate … English terms dictionary
get a move on — (informal) HURRY UP, speed up, move faster; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, shake a leg; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; … Useful english dictionary
skate — skate1 noun 1》 an ice skate or roller skate. 2》 a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. verb 1》 move on ice skates or roller skates. ↘ride on a skateboard. 2》 (skate over/round/around) pass over or refer only fleetingly to… … English new terms dictionary
skate — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of a pair of steel blades (or of boots with blades attached) for gliding on ice. 2 (in full roller skate) each of a pair of metal frames with small wheels, fitted to shoes for riding on a hard surface. 3 a device on which a… … Useful english dictionary
look smart — (Brit.) BE QUICK, hurry up, speed up; informal make it snappy, get cracking, get moving, step on it; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on. → … Useful english dictionary
skate — skate1 skateable, adj. /skayt/, n., v., skated, skating. n. 1. See ice skate (def. 1). 2. See roller skate. 3. the blade of an ice skate … Universalium
jump to it — (informal) HURRY UP, get a move on, be quick; informal get cracking, shake a leg, look lively, look sharp, pull one s finger out; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; … Useful english dictionary
step on it — verb move fast He rushed down the hall to receive his guests The cars raced down the street • Syn: ↑rush, ↑hotfoot, ↑hasten, ↑hie, ↑speed, ↑race, ↑pelt a … Useful english dictionary
hurry — 1. verb 1) hurry or you ll be late Syn: be quick, hurry up, hasten, speed up, run, dash, rush, race, scurry, scramble, scuttle, sprint; informal get a move on; Brit.; informal get one s skates on; N … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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