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get into the swing of things

get into the swing of things idiom
Become active, make progress. For example, She only started work last week, but she quickly got into the swing of things. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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