English
Etymology
"Ass" frequently acts as a pronoun for self in idioms and expressions as in "get your ass up", "get your ass out of here." The "in gear" references a manual automobile transmission, and the putting of it "into gear" to begin motion.

Verb
(get one's) ass into gear
#idiom get going; get moving; start producing.
#: He had been sitting there for two hours until the boss showed up and got his ass into gear.

• 2005-12-23 05:21 - Dvortygirl - cat idiom, cleanup

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