get stuck into

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === get stuck into (third-person singular simple present gets stuck into, present participle getting stuck into, simple past and past participle got stuck into) (UK, Australia, New Zealand) Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in. 1998, Gary McKay, In Good Company After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking. 2005, David Else & Oliver Berry, Lonely Planet: England If you really want to get stuck into a bit of archaeology, check out the Archaeological Resource Centre ... (UK) To start eating. (Australia) To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack. 2009, James Roy, Town, Easyread Large Bold Edition, page 22, Of course there are some kids who get stuck into him, and sometimes that′ll make him curl up like a poked snail. But they don't do that very much anymore, because most of the other kids get stuck into them when that happens.