get someone's motor running

verb

To make someone excited.

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Meanings

verbget someone's motor running (third-person singular simple present gets someone's motor running, present participle getting someone's motor running, simple past got someone's motor running, past participle (UK) got someone's motor running or (US) gotten someone's motor running)

present singular third person gets someone's motor running · participle present getting someone's motor running · past got someone's motor running · UK participle past got someone's motor running · US participle past gotten someone's motor running

  1. colloquialTo make someone excited.
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APA

get someone's motor running. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20someone's%20motor%20running

MLA

“get someone's motor running.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20someone's%20motor%20running. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get someone's motor running,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20someone's%20motor%20running.

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