verb
Meaning 1
To go faster; to hurry up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
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Phrase guide
get the lead out
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History
Etymology
A shortened form of get the lead out of one's shoes (or one's pants). Here, lead refers to a very heavy metal, thus the expression means roughly to get rid of whatever is slowing one down and hurry up.