get stuck in
(also get stuck into sth) UK informalDefinition
› to start doing something enthusiastically: We showed them where the crates had to be moved to, and they got stuck in straightaway. You really got stuck into your food (= ate your food quickly) - you must have been hungry. Mum brought in the sandwiches and told us to get stuck in.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of get stuck in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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