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| I/you/we/they | get on with |
| he/she/it | gets on with |
| present participle | getting on with |
| past tense | got on with |
| past participle | got on with |
The sooner we finish the speeches, the sooner we can get on with the celebration.
Our priority now is to get on with the job of developing a comprehensive test ban treaty.
The government must get on with addressing these long-standing issues.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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