get/set to work
Definition
› to start doing a job or a piece of work: We'd better get to work on stacking this wood if we want to finish before it gets dark.Starting and beginningStarting againWork, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of work
(Definition of get/set to work from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- break into sth phrasal verb
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