English

Alternative forms

• get one's arse into gear, get one's ass into gear, put one's ass in gear, have one's ass in gear

Verb

get one's ass in gear

1. (US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.

   He had been sitting there for two hours until the boss showed up and told him to get his ass in gear.

Usage notes

• "Ass" is sometimes used to denote self in idioms and expressions as in "get your ass up", "get your ass out of here."

Translations

See also

• find another gear