get it on

1. Engage in sexual intercourse, as in They were about to get it on when the doorbell rang . [ Slang ; 1970s]

2. Become filled with energy or excitement; enthusiastically begin. For example, If you're ready to start rehearsing, let's get it on . [ Slang ; c. 1950]

Example Sentences

When Reed got it on his wing, he stepped and flew away to the try-line.

From BBC

It would have made powerful TV footage but I don’t think we got it on camera.

From BBC

And the local school district got it on the act with electric school buses, and the town has buses that are electric.

From Los Angeles Times

At that point, the crowd can be heard reacting to an officer’s punch, with at least one bystander saying she got it on video.

From Los Angeles Times

“Putty. That stuff she puts in her hair that makes it stand up. She’s got it on the bathroom counter.”

From Literature