get (one's) skates on
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To hurry up or move faster. Timmy, get your skates on, or we'll be late to the party! If these guys don't get their skates on, we'll be here moving boxes all day.
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get your skates on
mainly BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone tells you to get your skates on, they are telling you to hurry up. Come on, get your skates on — we should be there by now! Bargain hunters had better get their skates on — the best properties are selling fast.
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get your skates on
make haste; hurry up. British informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
get/put your ˈskates on
(British English, informal) hurry up: If you don’t put your skates on, you’ll be late for work.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017