Stir your stumps

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verb phrase

To start moving or to hurry up.

"We don't have all day, stir your stumps!"
Visual representation of "stir your stumps" - To start moving or to hurry up

Often appears as...

  • stir your stumps and get moving
  • stir your stumps

Usage tips

Informal

Colloquial

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Colloquial British

Used in casual or informal speech, especially among British speakers.

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C'mon, we're gonna be late for the match, stir your stumps!
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Urgency

Implies that there's some urgency or that someone should speed up what they're doing.

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The bus leaves in five minutes, stir your stumps or we'll miss it!
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Mildly Abrupt

Can sound a bit abrupt or commanding, so use it with friends rather than in very polite or formal contexts.

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No time to explain now, just stir your stumps and follow me!
Visual representation of the word "Stir your stumps"

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