Get Going Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get going What does get going mean?	leave.	"Look at the time! I'd better get going!"
get going What does get going mean?	to begin, to act, to go	"Let's get going and begin to clean the house."
get going What does get going mean?	to become excited/angry	When the man gets going he will never stop complaining.
get going What does get going mean?	to begin, to act, to go	"Let's get going and begin to clean the house."
get going What does get going mean?	to become excited or angry	When the man gets going he will never stop complaining.
	Some Random Idioms
fiddle while Rome burns What does "fiddle while Rome burns" mean?	to do nothing while a disaster is happening	The economy became worse as the government did nothing. They seemed to fiddle while Rome burned.

cost an arm and a leg What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?	to cost much money	My father's new car cost an arm and a leg.
closefisted (with money) What does "closefisted (with money)" mean?	to be stingy with money	My uncle is very closefisted with money.
beg the question What does "beg the question" mean?	to invite the question that follows	Buying the expensive car begged the question of where the man got the money.
see the light at the end of the tunnel What does "see the light at the end of the tunnel" mean?	to foresee an end to something such as a problem or a task	I could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and I knew that I would finish the work soon.
ma deuce What does "ma deuce" mean?	Browning M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun
Agony aunt What does "Agony aunt" mean?	An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.
work out What does "work out" mean?	to have a specific result	I do not believe that the new plan is going to work out.
hither and thither What does "hither and thither" mean?	in one direction and then in another, here and there	He looked hither and thither when he discovered that he had lost his wallet.
stick together What does "stick together" mean?	to remain together as a group	The children like to stick together when they go to the beach.
Hornets' nest What does "Hornets' nest" mean?	A hornets' nest is a violent situation or one with a lot of dispute. (If you create the problem, you 'stir up a hornets' nest'.)

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Get Going Idiom