getting stuck into
Engaging with gusto
Getting stuck into means beginning something with energy and enthusiasm, throwing yourself into a task or activity.
It's British and Australian English, informal: Let's get stuck into this project.
You can get stuck into work, food, or an opponent—the phrase suggests vigorous, wholehearted engagement rather than tentative dabbling.
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- delvingResearching intensively
- diving inStarting with full commitment
- tacklingForcefully stopping an opponent
- concentratingDirecting mental effort narrowly
plunging · committing · engaging · dedication · engrossing · challenges · initiating · immersing · digging in · eagerness · working · tasks · knuckling down · buckling down · undertaking · involving · focusing · nose to grindstone
getting stuck intoavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
shying away from · sitting out · ducking · sidestepping · evading
getting stuck intoprocrastinating
Postponing what needs doing
hesitating · putting off · delaying · dithering · stalling
getting stuck intophoning it in
Performing without genuine commitment
going through the motions · coasting · slacking off · half-assing · toying with
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