to exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing

English - English

Definition of to exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing in English English dictionary

get one's ass in gear

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

Hyphenation

to ex·ert ef·fec·tive effort; to get going; to get moving; to start pro·du·cing