To get things done.
Etymology:
- Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my way:
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John, you still haven't closed that deal, you need to paint that wagon now!
Submitted on July 07, 2010
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peindre le wagon
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Nearby phrases
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off the wagonknow someone from a can of paintHitch Your Wagon to a StarFix Your Wagonwith so many colors, paint black and wh…on the wagonpaint your back door red!like buzzards on a gut wagonpaint with a broad brushpaint oneself into a cornerthe wheels fell off the wagonthe wheels came off the wagonpaint the town redhitch one's wagon to a star
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