Meanings
- idiomaticno pluralusually preceded by theThe normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.
It's hard to get back into the swing of things after a long holiday.
3 more examples
"I know how it would knock me out to have to stop now, just when I've got into the swing of things, so I know just how you feel."
1905, Annie Fellows Johnston, chapter 11, in The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation"I've been out of the swing of things for a whole year. I'm still trying to get back into the flow of it."
1987 February 21, Dave Perkins, “Tom Filer faces double jeopardy”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 22 Jun 2011, page C1[I]f you're going back into the job market — say your job was just eliminated, and you need to get back into the swing of things — you're not going to do well with gray hair.
2008 January 3, Andrea Sachs, “How Not to Look Old”, in Time
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