get the lead out of (one's) pants
get the lead out of (one's) pants
To do something at a faster pace. (Lead is a very heavy metal.) Come on, these papers won't file themselves—get the lead out of your pants, fellas!
See also: get, lead, of, out, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get the lead out
- Get the lead out!
- get the lead out of (one's) feet
- get the lead out of one's feet
- shake the lead out
- lead in
- led
- lead with
- lead on
- bring (someone or something) to a dead end