paint the wagon

Meaning

Verb

  • To get things done.

Origin

  • Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my way:
  • : Gotta dream boy
  • : Gotta song
  • : Paint your wagon
  • : And come along

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