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hustle up

verb

  1. informal.
    tr to prepare quickly


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Then the dad, Chief Bigtree, goes to the mainland to hustle up some financing.

You hustle up an' run a bridle through your p'int o' teeth or your boom for re-election 's over, you lily-fingered gambler!

Hustle up thar now, Manuel, an' turn out; it's your watch; wake up, damn yer—maybe that'll bring yer ter life.

What's the use of having a grandson if a fellow doesn't hustle up something for the boy to sharpen his teeth on when he grows up?

He chased us, and I had to hustle up here, while Josh went for help.

The game starts in an hour and a half; I've got to hustle up there.

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