get with the program
idiom
informal
: to start doing what others need or want one to do : to become involved and active in a useful and effective way
His boss told him that he'd better get with the program if he wants to keep his job.
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Designers’ spring 2025 collections, too, encourage you to get with the program right now.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The atmosphere first started to take on a La Niña look last fall, but the cooler than average ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean that typically mark its arrival didn’t get with the program until the end of the year.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
People are buying you and your services, so get with the program, under-promise and over-deliver.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
And my dad couldn’t get with the program, quite literally.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The atmosphere first started to take on a La Niña look last fall, but the cooler than average ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean that typically mark its arrival didn’t get with the program until the end of the year.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
People are buying you and your services, so get with the program, under-promise and over-deliver.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
And my dad couldn’t get with the program, quite literally.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Get with the program.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20with%20the%20program. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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