get one's arse in gear (English, verb)
expansion: get one's arse in gear (third-person singular simple present gets one's arse in gear, present participle getting one's arse in gear, simple past and past participle got one's arse in gear)
Senses:
glosses: To start performing a task effectively or start behaving better in general; to shape up.
tags: Australia
Ireland
New-Zealand
UK
slang
Forms:
form: gets one's arse in gear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: getting one's arse in gear
tags: participle
present
form: got one's arse in gear
tags: participle
past
form: got one's arse in gear
tags: past