be/get in on the act
be in on the act
To become involved in someone else's successful activity or do something similar in order to achieve the same success. Jim makes a fortune by reviewing products in online videos. I wonder how I can be in on the act. The gaming console's revolutionary motion controls were a worldwide hit, so naturally every other company started to be in on the act.
See also: act, on
get in on the act
To become involved in someone else's successful activity or do something similar in order to achieve the same success. Jim makes a fortune by reviewing products in online videos. I wonder how I can get in on the act. The gaming console's revolutionary motion controls were a worldwide hit, so naturally every other company started getting in on the act.
See also: act, get, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be/get in on the ˈact
(informal) be/become involved in a particular activity only after it has become successful: Sales of ‘green’ products have increased dramatically and now a lot of manufacturers are trying to get in on the act.See also: act, get, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
get in on the act
in. to become involved in something with someone else. (The involvement is not necessarily welcome.) Everybody wants to get in on the act.
See also: act, get, on
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
be in on the act
To be included in an activity.
See also: act, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- be in on the act
- let (someone) in on the act
- ride (one's) coattails
- ride on (one's) coattails
- ride on coattails
- ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
- ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
- on the coattails of
- on the coattails of (someone)
- on the coat-tails of someone/something