get with the program

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become organized, current, or aware; to adopt the prevailing viewpoint. US,idiomatic,informal
    — When the student was behind on his vocabulary, the teacher said, "get with the program!"
  2. To work productively toward the objective of a shared enterprise, especially after the objective or the environment has changed. US,idiomatic,informal
    — Though natural gas prices dropped, the folks doing solar didn't get with the program.
  3. To comply with the norms of a social group, especially a shared enterprise; to comply with the accepted or prevailing way of doing things. US,idiomatic,informal
    — Dude, get with the program! We don't do casual Fridays any more.

词形变化

gets with the program present,singular,third-person getting with the program participle,present got with the program past gotten with the program participle,past get with the programme alternative,UK
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