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get religion

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get religion
Fig. to become serious (about something), usually after a powerful experience. (Sometimes literal.) When I had an automobile accident, I really got religion. Now I'm a very safe driver.
See also: get, religion

get religion 
1. (humorous) to become very religious He suddenly got religion when he went to college.
2. (American humorous) to start doing something in a serious and careful way I get religion each time I do my income tax - I always wonder why I didn't keep better records.
See also: get, religion


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Ye might get religion, and that 'ud be the best day's earnings y' ever made.
 
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