IN THE GROOVE Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Performing very well, excellent; also, in fashion, up-to-date. For example, The band was slowly getting in the groove , or To be in the groove this year you'll have to get a fake fur coat . This idiom originally alluded to running accurately in a channel, or groove. It was taken up by jazz musicians in the 1920s and later began to be used more loosely. A variant, back in the groove , means “returning to one's old self,” as in He was very ill but now he's back in the groove . [ Slang ; mid-1800s]

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Norman Powell got back in the groove, scoring 14 points.

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Aside from seasoned quarterback Matthew Stafford, they are a pretty young team and their offense has struggled at times to get in the groove.

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Not just because of the July’s battering that depleted their numbers so much, but because the Conservatives have been in the groove of attacking each other for many years now.

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“Six months ago while we were camping in Utah I was on my quad and I flipped it. I was in a brace for three months but I’m back in the groove now.”

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Silver medallist Fleetwood had battled his swing all week, but suddenly was in the groove.

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