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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiom: Get a move on

Hi

Is the use of idiom in these sentences natural?

We were getting late and I told him to get a move on. I don't know why he took it so badly.

Could you get a move on please? We'll definitely miss the train if you linger on this way.

It's time we got a move on. Remember what happened last time?

Thanks,

Tom

  

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The three sentences are not natural-sounding in American English. " For example: It's getting late, let's get a move on. Let's get a move on, we're going to miss the train.

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  • The three sentences are not natural-sounding in American English.
  • " For example: It's getting late, let's get a move on.
  • Let's get a move on, we're going to miss the train.
  • Let's get a move on before the same thing happens as last time.
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The three sentences are not natural-sounding in American English. "Get a move on" is typically used today only in the phrase "let's get a move on." For example:


It's getting late, let's get a move on.


Let's get a move on, we're going to miss the train.


Let's get a move on before the same thing happens as last time.

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