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hop to it
Idioms and Phrases
Begin to do something quickly and energetically, as in We've got to hop to it and get our shopping done . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]Example Sentences
“Don’t make the boy wait—hop to it,†he says.
“Well, then, my dear, hop to it, or my next shot will cut off more than your friend’s hair!â€
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the fire that destroyed almost 1,000 homes and damaged hundreds more stands as a warning: “When you get a pre-evac or evacuation notice, hop to it.â€
So in January, some 100,000 employees at major corporations across New York City got a message from their bosses: If they wanted a say in who runs the city after Mayor Bill de Blasio leaves office, they had best hop to it.
HOP TO IT Compared with my friends, I’m a pretty early riser.
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