Thursday, April 6, 2017

What is the meaning of "To get things done"?


I listened to this video in which the woman is saying in 0:53 minutes:




"...because she is a progressive who get things done".




Answer



The locution


get {something} {past participle}


get the door painted


get the claim processed


get his eyes examined


means to cause the {something} to become {painted, processed, examined, etc}



"Things" means loosely "items on an agenda".


She causes things on an agenda to become "done", that is, to become "accomplished" or "finished".


She accomplishes things.


If you don't get things done, you are said to be "ineffectual".


Someone who gets things done is "effective".


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