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get someone moving

make someone active

To get someone moving is to make them start being active or doing something.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You look tired.

I know, but a short walk will get me moving.

Play the conversation

A cold shower usually gets me moving in the morning.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: A brisk walk gets me move.

Say: A brisk walk gets me moving.

After “get someone,” use the -ing form to describe the activity.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get someone moving; got me moving

Your turn: say it out loud

A cold shower usually gets me moving in the morning.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

get someone moving

make someone active

“A cold shower usually gets me moving in the morning.”

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