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get my sad on

English translation: to become sad

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English term or phrase:get my sad on
Selected answer:to become sad
Entered by: literary

07:28 Nov 6, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: get my sad on
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Just: to become sad?
literary
Local time: 01:22
to become sad
Explanation:
You're right. It's a variation on what is probably (originally) "get my groove on," which later evolved and spread. Nowadays in the equation of "get my xxx on" almost anything can be substituted for xxx, but the meaning stays the same.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 19:22
Grading comment
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5 +7to become sad
Mark Berelekhis


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
to become sad


Explanation:
You're right. It's a variation on what is probably (originally) "get my groove on," which later evolved and spread. Nowadays in the equation of "get my xxx on" almost anything can be substituted for xxx, but the meaning stays the same.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
OK!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Koren Wheatley: This is absolutely correct, and "get my ...on" has spread like wildfire
22 mins
  -> Thank you, Koren.
agree  orientalhorizon
29 mins
  -> Thank you, orientalhorizon.
agree  charlie47
1 hr
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agree  Lubosh Hanuska
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agree  Darya Kozak
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  -> Thank you, Danissimo.
agree  NancyLynn
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agree  V_Nedkov
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  -> Thank you, V.
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