English Explanatory Dictionary

paint the wagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To get things done.

Pronunciation

En-au-paint the wagon.ogg

Word forms

paint the wagon paints the wagon painting the wagon painted the wagon

Etymology

Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my wayhttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/paintyourwagon/paintyourwagonimonmyway.htm: : Gotta dream boy : Gotta song : Paint your wagon : And come along

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