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Meaning of get stuck in in English

get stuck in

idiom UK informal (also get stuck into something)
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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.
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(Definition of get stuck in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of get stuck in

in Chinese (Traditional)
幹勁十足地開始做，充滿熱情地著手做…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
干劲十足地开始做，充满热情地着手做…
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in Spanish
ponerse a trabajar, empezar a comer…
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