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get/move off the dime idiom US(alsoget/move something off the dime) to start doing or dealing with something, after a period of time when nothing has been happening: Until we have that intelligent debate, we're not going to really get off the dime. It's unclear whether the president can move this issue off the dime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Starting and beginning be in the first flush ofidiom be/get in on the ground flooridiom become begin branch out develop get down to businessidiom grow half-cock here here goes!idiom hit the ground runningidiom inaugurate motion start on something start out start/set/get the ball rollingidiom starting stirring wheel |