getintotheact (third-person singular simple presentgets into the act,present participlegetting into the act,simple pastgot into the act,past participle(UK)got into the actor(US)gotten into the act)

1. (informal, idiomatic) Toparticipate in anactivity, especially asuccessful orattractive one.
   • 1945,Yank: The Army Weekly:

     The scramble for this business is already on; everybody wants toget into the act. More than 370 American concerns have applied for franchises to give service over foreign and domestic airways.

• get in on the act

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