Other ways of saying ‘to start working hard’: “She had only ten minutes to clean the room, but she ________ (and had it done in time).”
| HURRIED | 101 |
| GOT BUSY | 69 |
| NR | 61 |
| DUG IN | 49 |
| PITCHED RIGHT IN | 44 |
| HUSTLED | 43 |
| RUSHED | 43 |
| PITCHED IN | 40 |
| GOT GOING | 36 |
| HURRIED UP | 30 |
| TORE INTO IT | 28 |
| WENT TO WORK | 28 |
| GOT ON THE BALL | 25 |
| LIT IN | 25 |
| STEPPED ON IT | 22 |
| RUSHED IN | 20 |
| GOT A MOVE ON | 19 |
| SPEEDED UP | 17 |
| FLEW INTO IT | 13 |
| FLEW IN | 12 |
| GOT WITH IT | 12 |
| WENT AT IT | 10 |
| GOT AT IT | 7 |
| HUSTLED ABOUT | 7 |
| RUSHED AROUND | 7 |
| JUMPED RIGHT IN | 6 |
| LIT INTO IT | 6 |
| WENT RIGHT AT IT | 6 |
| FLEW AT IT | 5 |
| GOT IN A HURRY | 5 |
| HUSTLED AROUND | 5 |
| JUMPED IN | 5 |
| REALLY GOT ON THE BALL | 5 |
| REALLY MOVED | 5 |
| WORKED FAST | 5 |
| BUCKLED DOWN | 4 |
| GOT AFTER IT | 4 |
| HIT THE BALL | 4 |
| WENT AFTER IT | 4 |
| APPLIED HERSELF | 3 |
| DID IT | 3 |
| DID IT IN A JIFFY | 3 |
| FLEW | 3 |
| FLEW AROUND | 3 |
| GOT MOVING | 3 |
| GOT RIGHT AT IT | 3 |
| GOT TO IT | 3 |
| GOT TO WORK | 3 |
| REALLY GOT WITH IT | 3 |
| REALLY WENT AT IT | 3 |
| REALLY WORKED | 3 |
| WENT TO TOWN | 3 |
| BUST A GUT | 2 |
| DASHED INTO IT | 2 |
| DID IT IN NO TIME | 2 |
| DUG RIGHT IN | 2 |
| FLEW RIGHT INTO IT | 2 |
| GAVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 2 |
| GOT A HUSTLE ON | 2 |
| GOT A MOVE ON HER | 2 |
| GOT IN GEAR | 2 |
| GOT ON THE JOB | 2 |
| GOT ON THE MOVE | 2 |
| GOT RIGHT TO IT | 2 |
| GOT THE LEAD OUT | 2 |
| HAD IT DONE IN NO TIME | 2 |
| HASTENED | 2 |
| HOPPED TO IT | 2 |
| HUSTLED UP | 2 |
| MADE IT | 2 |
| PUT HER MIND TO IT | 2 |
| PUT HER NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE | 2 |
| PUT ON THE FAN | 2 |
| RUSHED ABOUT | 2 |
| RUSHED INTO IT | 2 |
| RUSHED THROUGH | 2 |
| RUSHED THROUGH IT | 2 |
| RUSHED UP | 2 |
| SHOOK A LEG | 2 |
| SNAPPED INTO IT | 2 |
| SPED UP | 2 |
| TURNED ON THE STEAM | 2 |
| WENT TO IT | 2 |
| WHIZZED THROUGH IT | 2 |
| WORKED HARD | 2 |
| WORKED LIKE A BEAVER | 2 |
| WORKED REAL FAST | 2 |
| ACCOMPLISHED IT | 1 |
| BEARED DOWN | 1 |
| BLASTED OFF | 1 |
| BROKE A CORSET STRAP | 1 |
| BROKE HER HIP | 1 |
| BUILT A FIRE UNDER HER | 1 |
| BURST A HAME STRING | 1 |
| BUST A HAME | 1 |
| BUST HER GUSSET | 1 |
| BUSTED INTO IT | 1 |
| BUSTLED | 1 |
| CHASED HERSELF | 1 |
| CLEANED IT IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| CLEANED IT IN NO TIME FLAT | 1 |
| COMMENCED | 1 |
| COMPLETED IT RAPIDLY | 1 |
| CUT HER IN HIGH | 1 |
| CUT THE BUCK | 1 |
| CUT THE CORNERS | 1 |
| DASHED | 1 |
| DASHED ABOUT AND GOT IT DONE | 1 |
| DASHED AROUND | 1 |
| DID A GOOD JOB IN A HURRY | 1 |
| DID A GOOD JOB OF IT | 1 |
| DID A WHIRLWIND JOB OF IT | 1 |
| DID IT GOOD | 1 |
| DID IT IN A HURRY | 1 |
| DID IT IN DOUBLE TIME | 1 |
| DID IT IN JIG TIME | 1 |
| DID IT TOPSY-TURVY | 1 |
| DID IT WITH A SLICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| DIG IN | 1 |
| DILIGENTLY WENT TO WORK | 1 |
| DIVE IN | 1 |
| DIVED RIGHT IN | 1 |
| DONE IT IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| DON’T STOP UNTIL SHE GETS IT CLEAN | 1 |
| DOUBLE UP ON IT | 1 |
| DOVE INTO IT | 1 |
| DOVE RIGHT IN | 1 |
| DUG INTO IT | 1 |
| DUG RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| DUV IN | 1 |
| EVERYTHING FELL IN PLACE | 1 |
| EVERYTHING WENT O.K. | 1 |
| EXPLODED | 1 |
| FELL TO | 1 |
| FELL TO WITH A WILL | 1 |
| FINALLY HURRIED UP | 1 |
| FINISHED IT IN NO TIME | 1 |
| FINISHED IT UP IN RECORD TIME | 1 |
| FLEW ABOUT | 1 |
| FLEW RIGHT IN | 1 |
| FLEW THROUGH | 1 |
| FLUTTERED AROUND | 1 |
| GIVE A PUSH AND WAS DONE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT HELL | 1 |
| GOT A HUMP ON | 1 |
| GOT A HUMP ON HER | 1 |
| GOT A HURRY UP | 1 |
| GOT A SPEED ON | 1 |
| GOT A WIGGLE ON | 1 |
| GOT A WORKING SPELL | 1 |
| GOT A-GOIN’ | 1 |
| GOT AHEAD OF HERSELF | 1 |
| GOT AMBITION | 1 |
| GOT BUSY AT IT | 1 |
| GOT BUSY IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| GOT BUSY WITH IT | 1 |
| GOT CRACKING | 1 |
| GOT DOWN TO WORK | 1 |
| GOT HER REAR IN GEAR | 1 |
| GOT HERSELF IN GEAR | 1 |
| GOT HUSTLING | 1 |
| GOT IN | 1 |
| GOT IN HIGH | 1 |
| GOT IN HIGH GEAR | 1 |
| GOT IN THE COLLAR, BUDDY | 1 |
| GOT INTO GEAR | 1 |
| GOT IT DONE IN A HURRY | 1 |
| GOT IT DONE ON TIME | 1 |
| GOT IT OVER WITH | 1 |
| GOT JUMPING | 1 |
| GOT ON THE STICK | 1 |
| GOT ON WITH IT | 1 |
| GOT OVER WITH IT IN A SQUIRT | 1 |
| GOT RIGHT DOWN TO WORK | 1 |
| GOT RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| GOT RIGHT TO WORK | 1 |
| GOT STARTED | 1 |
| GOT THAT DONE IN A HURRY | 1 |
| GOT THE RAG OUT | 1 |
| GOT TO WORK RIGHT AWAY | 1 |
| GOT UP STEAM | 1 |
| GOT YOUR A. IN GEAR | 1 |
| HAD AT IT | 1 |
| HAD IT CLEANED IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| HAD IT DONE IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| HAD TO BULL TO GET THAT DONE | 1 |
| HAD TO HURRY | 1 |
| HALF DONE IT | 1 |
| HIT IT | 1 |
| HIT IT LIKE A WHIRLWIND | 1 |
| HIT IT UP PRETTY FAST | 1 |
| HIT THE HIGH SPOTS | 1 |
| HURRIED ALONG | 1 |
| HURRIED IT | 1 |
| HURRIED IT UP | 1 |
| HURRIED THROUGH | 1 |
| HURRIED TO DO IT | 1 |
| HURRIED UP WITH IT | 1 |
| HURRY UP | 1 |
| HURRY-UP JOB | 1 |
| IT DIDN’T TAKE HER BUT A SQUIRT | 1 |
| JUMPED AT IT | 1 |
| JUMPED INTO IT | 1 |
| JUMPED INTO IT ALL OVER | 1 |
| JUMPED RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| JUST CLEANED AT IT | 1 |
| JUST RAN AROUND | 1 |
| LET’S GET INTO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH | 1 |
| LICK AND PROMISE | 1 |
| LIT | 1 |
| LIT IN AND HAD IT DONE IN NO TIME FLAT | 1 |
| LIT RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| MADE A MAD DASH | 1 |
| MADE HASTE | 1 |
| MADE IT IN TIME | 1 |
| MADE THE FUR FLY | 1 |
| MADE THE GRADE | 1 |
| MADE TIME | 1 |
| MESSED IT UP | 1 |
| MOVE | 1 |
| MOVED | 1 |
| MOVED AROUND | 1 |
| PERKED UP | 1 |
| PITCHED RIGHT IN AND DID THE JOB | 1 |
| PLOWED RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| PLUNGED AHEAD | 1 |
| PLUNGED IN | 1 |
| POURED INTO IT | 1 |
| POURED IT ON | 1 |
| PUSHED | 1 |
| PUSHED AHEAD | 1 |
| PUSHED HERSELF LIKE EVERYTHING | 1 |
| PUSHED IT THROUGH | 1 |
| PUSHED ON WITH THE WORK | 1 |
| PUT A LITTLE PEP IN IT | 1 |
| PUT HER BACK IN IT | 1 |
| PUT HER SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL | 1 |
| PUT IT IN GEAR | 1 |
| PUT ON A LITTLE ACTION | 1 |
| PUT ON A LITTLE STEAM | 1 |
| PUT ON THE STEAM | 1 |
| PUT THE GAS ON | 1 |
| RACED THE CLOCK | 1 |
| RAN THROUGH IT | 1 |
| REALLY CAUGHT FIRE | 1 |
| REALLY DUG IN | 1 |
| REALLY FLEW THROUGH IT | 1 |
| REALLY GOT A MOVE ON HER | 1 |
| REALLY GOT GOING | 1 |
| REALLY HURRIED | 1 |
| REALLY HUSTLED | 1 |
| REALLY LIT INTO IT | 1 |
| REALLY PUSHED | 1 |
| REALLY RUSHED | 1 |
| REALLY STEPPED | 1 |
| REALLY STEPPED AROUND | 1 |
| REALLY STEPPED INTO IT | 1 |
| REALLY TURNED IT ON | 1 |
| REALLY WENT TO TOWN | 1 |
| REALLY WENT TO WORK | 1 |
| REALLY WHIPPED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| REALLY WHISTLED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES | 1 |
| RUSHED ALONG | 1 |
| RUSHED AT IT | 1 |
| RUSHED HERSELF | 1 |
| RUSHED IT THROUGH | 1 |
| RUSHED RIGHT IN | 1 |
| RUSHED THE JOB UP | 1 |
| RUSHED UP WITH IT | 1 |
| SAILED IN | 1 |
| SAILED INTO IT | 1 |
| SCOOTED AROUND | 1 |
| SCRAMBLED | 1 |
| SCRAMBLED AROUND | 1 |
| SCURRIED | 1 |
| SCURRIED AROUND | 1 |
| SCURRIED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| SET RIGHT IN | 1 |
| SETTLED DOWN | 1 |
| SHE’S A WHIZ | 1 |
| SHE’S A WIZARD | 1 |
| SHE’S IN A FIZZ | 1 |
| SHE’S ON THE BALL | 1 |
| SHE’S ON THE MONEY | 1 |
| SHE’S QUICK ON THE MOVE | 1 |
| SLICKED OVER | 1 |
| SNAPPED IT UP | 1 |
| SNAPPED OUT | 1 |
| SNAPPED OUT OF IT | 1 |
| SPED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| STARTED | 1 |
| STARTED IN A WHIRLWIND | 1 |
| STARTED IN IMMEDIATELY | 1 |
| STARTED RIGHT IN | 1 |
| STEAMED UP | 1 |
| STEPPED IT UP | 1 |
| STEPPED ON HER GAS | 1 |
| STEPPED ON THE GAS | 1 |
| STEPPED RIGHT IN | 1 |
| STIRRED AROUND | 1 |
| STIRRED THINGS UP | 1 |
| STRAINED | 1 |
| SURE MADE TIME | 1 |
| SWISHED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| TACKLED IT | 1 |
| TENDED TO BUSINESS | 1 |
| THREW IT IN GEAR | 1 |
| THREW THINGS HERE AND YONDER | 1 |
| THREW THINGS TOGETHER | 1 |
| TIED INTO IT | 1 |
| TIED RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| TOOK A DEEP BREATH | 1 |
| TOOK ALL DAY | 1 |
| TOOK OFF FAST | 1 |
| TOOK OFF RIGHT NOW | 1 |
| TORE AROUND | 1 |
| TORE IN | 1 |
| TORE RIGHT INTO IT | 1 |
| TRIES TO DO EVERYTHING IN A MINUTE | 1 |
| TURNED AROUND | 1 |
| TURNED IT ON | 1 |
| TURNED ON STEAM | 1 |
| TURNED TO | 1 |
| WAS A FAST WORKER | 1 |
| WAS FULL OF SPIZZERINCTUM | 1 |
| WAS INFLUENT ABOUT IT | 1 |
| WAS THROUGH BEFORE SHE BEGAN | 1 |
| WENT A-GALLOPING | 1 |
| WENT AT IT FAST | 1 |
| WENT AT IT IN A HURRY | 1 |
| WENT AT IT LIKE A BULL TO A FENCE | 1 |
| WENT AT IT WITH A BANG | 1 |
| WENT LIKE A BALL OF FIRE | 1 |
| WENT RIGHT TO IT | 1 |
| WENT RIGHT TO WORK | 1 |
| WENT THROUGH LIKE A DOSE OF SALTS | 1 |
| WENT TO IT WITH A VENGEANCE | 1 |
| WENT TO WORK ON IT | 1 |
| WHIPPED IT | 1 |
| WHIPPED IT OUT | 1 |
| WHIPPED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| WHISKED THROUGH | 1 |
| WHISKED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| WHIZZED | 1 |
| WHIZZED RIGHT AROUND | 1 |
| WOKE UP | 1 |
| WORKED | 1 |
| WORKED GOOD | 1 |
| WORKED HER ASS OFF | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE A DOG | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE A HORSE | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE A MULE | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE A NIGGER | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE BLAZES | 1 |
| WORKED LIKE THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE | 1 |
| WORKED QUICKLY | 1 |
| WORKED UP A STORM | 1 |
| WORKED UP A SWEAT | 1 |
| WORKED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFICIENCY | 1 |
| YOU GOING TO DO ALL THAT TODAY | 1 |
| ZIPPED | 1 |
| ZIPPED THROUGH | 1 |
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