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Definition of getting his ass in gear

get (one's) ass in gear

verb - intransitive

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Other terms relating to 'to start, prepare to, be about to':

Definitions include: to die.
Definitions include: to stoically endure something unpleasant.
Definitions include: a five dollar bill.
Definitions include: contraction of "about to."
Definitions include: about to.
Definitions include: to engage in coitus.
Definitions include: contraction for "going to."
Definitions include: shortened form of "fixing to," meaning "about to" or "preparing to."
Definitions include: time to get serious about doing something.
Definitions include: to initiate an action.
Definitions include: See top.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'ass':

Definitions include: pestering a person.
Definitions include: pestering multiple people.
Definitions include: short for ass-poopin'.
Definitions include: anything displeasing.
Definitions include: used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness; "very", "really", "extremely".
Definitions include: in reverse or totally incorrect
Definitions include: a general insult.
Definitions include: instance of flatulence.
Definitions include: Extreme halitosis.
Definitions include: solid bodily waste discharged through the anus.
Definitions include: a despicable person.
Definitions include: one who appears foolish, like a clown.
Definitions include: the cleft between the buttocks.
Definitions include: very early in the day.
Definitions include: is where you get money for sittin' on your ass.

Other terms relating to 'gear':

Definitions include: male genitalia, especially the testicles.
Definitions include: to get dress.
Definitions include: to aggravate; anger; annoy.
Definitions include: Really Gear!

Other terms relating to 'get':

Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen.
Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
Definitions include: "buy one get one" free.
Definitions include: don't be mistaken; "believe it".
Definitions include: from the beginning.
Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work".
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to have sex with someone who is not one's significant other.
Definitions include: to acquire a buzz.
Definitions include: to be excited by.
Definitions include: to enjoy.
Definitions include: see clue.
Definitions include: to steal.
Definitions include: to ingest a drug.

Other terms relating to 'in':

Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: something easy.
Definitions include: at some time before the present.
Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
Definitions include: included.
Definitions include: clitoris.
Definitions include: to intrude.
Definitions include: See barge in.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."

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