be in on the act
To become involved in someone else's successful activity or do something similar in order to achieve the same success. Jim makes a fortune by reviewing products in online videos. I wonder how I can be in on the act. The gaming console's revolutionary motion controls were a worldwide hit, so naturally every other company started to be in on the act. Everyone doubts you until you have success, then they all want to be in on the act.
get in on the act
To become involved in someone else's successful activity or do something similar in order to achieve the same success. Jim makes a fortune by reviewing products in online videos. I wonder how I can get in on the act. The gaming console's revolutionary motion controls were a worldwide hit, so naturally every other company started getting in on the act. Once news of the gold rush started to spread, everyone in the country wanted to get in on the act.
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be/get in on the ˈact
(informal) be/become involved in a particular activity only after it has become successful: Sales of ‘green’ products have increased dramatically and now a lot of manufacturers are trying to get in on the act.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
get in on the act
in. to become involved in something with someone else. (The involvement is not necessarily welcome.) Everybody wants to get in on the act.
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be in on the act
To be included in an activity.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.