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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And my dad couldn’t get with the program, quite literally. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025 Leaders either need to dust off their old Ethics textbooks or get with the program on the spot. —

Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Thanks to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the measure has passed the Senate session after session, but Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie can’t get with the program. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2024 Netflix 12 This Old House If your memory of this iconic home improvement show is of host Bob Vila, get with the program. —

Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for get with the program

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