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Feb 2014
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A Phrasal Verb a Day #41 - to get down t...

Luke Thompson
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= to start something seriously, with effort "I can't put this off any longer - it's time to get down to it!" http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/40-to-get-down-to/ "Let's get down to business" 
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