get on the stick

get on the stick
in. to get organized and get busy.
Get on the stick and get this job done!
Come on, you guys. Let’s get on the stick!

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • get on the stick — phrasal : to start working energetically on something worrying what might happen if we didn t get on the stick pretty fast Tim Findley * * * get on the stick US informal : to start working hard at something that you have been avoiding doing You d …   Useful english dictionary

  • get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ on\ the\ stick — v. phr. slang informal To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. All right, man, let s get on the stick! Compare: on the ball, get off one s tail …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get on the stick — American to force yourself to hurry or to start working. If I get on the stick I ll finish the report by this evening …   New idioms dictionary

  • The Order of the Stick — Principal characters, from left to right: Belkar, Vaarsuvius, Elan, Haley, Durkon, and Roy …   Wikipedia

  • get hold of the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the short end of the stick — get the short end (of the stick) to feel that you are being treated particularly badly in comparison with other people. When the mayor cut our budget almost in half, I felt like we were getting the short end of the stick. I always feel like I m… …   New idioms dictionary

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