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get the lead out

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get the lead out and shake the lead out
Inf. to hurry; to move faster. (This originally refers to getting lead weights (used in exercise) off so you can move faster.) Come on, you guys. Get the lead out! If you're going to sell cars, you're going to have to shake the lead out.
See also: get, lead, out


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Now some Rochester children at risk for lead poisoning are getting help from the Get the Lead Out of Orchard Street Community Houses and Kids (GLO) project.
California's hunters are being asked to get the lead out to save endangered California condors.
Since his own study of calcium supplements last year showed that many brands contain negligible amounts of lead, he now argues that the government should require all others to get the lead out.
 
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