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Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK
Examples
- 1998, Gary McKay, In Good Company After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking.
- 2005, David Else & Oliver Berry, Lonely Planet: England If you really want to get stuck into a bit of archaeology, check out the Archaeological Resource Centre ...
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To start eating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- Dinner's ready! Quick, get stuck into it!
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To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Examples
- Why are you getting stuck into me all of the sudden? I didn't do anything!
- 2009, James Roy, Town, Easyread Large Bold Edition, page 22, Of course there are some kids who get stuck into him, and sometimes that′ll make him curl up like a poked snail. But they don't do that very much anymore, because most of the other kids get stuck into them when that happens.
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