paint the wagon

English - English

Definition of paint the wagon in English English dictionary

To get things done

John, you still haven’t closed that deal, you need to paint that wagon now!.

Hyphenation

paint the Wag·on

Turkish pronunciation

peynt dhi wägın

Pronunciation

/ˈpānt ᴛʜē ˈwagən/ /ˈpeɪnt ðiː ˈwæɡən/

Etymology

() Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my way: :Gotta dream boy :Gotta song :Paint your wagon :And come along