To start working very hard: “She was slow at first, but now she’s really ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| ON THE BALL | 7 |
| BUCKLED DOWN | 6 |
| GOING GREAT GUNS | 6 |
| GOING TO TOWN | 6 |
| IN THE GROOVE | 5 |
| HARD AT IT | 4 |
| GOING AT IT | 3 |
| CATCHING ON | 2 |
| COOKING | 2 |
| COOKING WITH GAS | 2 |
| PICKING UP SPEED | 2 |
| POURING IT ON | 2 |
| A DYNAMO | 1 |
| GETTING THE HANG OF IT | 1 |
| GOING PLACES | 1 |
| GOING TO IT | 1 |
| GOT IT | 1 |
| INTO IT | 1 |
| MO-TRATING | 1 |
| MOVING | 1 |
| PICKED UP | 1 |
| PICKED UP SPEED | 1 |
| PUT HER NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE | 1 |
| ROLLING | 1 |
| SMOKIN’ | 1 |
| UP TO SPEED | 1 |
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