to get a round tuit
- idiom
- Informal
:
hacer algo cuando se pueda
- I finally got a round tuit and cleaned the garage.
Examples
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She keeps saying she'll clean her room when she gets a round tuit, but it never happens.
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Maybe this weekend I'll finally get a round tuit and wash my car.
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I swear I'll fix the leaky tap when I get a round tuit.
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She will get a round tuit to start her diet next week.
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I promise I will get a round tuit and start my homework soon.
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After months of planning, I finally got a round tuit and organized my closet.
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He's been saying he will get a round tuit to learn guitar, but he hasn't started yet.
Synonyms
101
4.1
To finally do something you planned for a long time
How Soon
113
2.9
- Informal
- Informal
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4.1
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1.0
960
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a humorous pun on 'get around to it'—the nonce form 'tuit' is not a real lexical item and the intended sense (finally doing something previously postponed) depends on recognizing the wordplay rather than composing the literal meanings of 'get' + 'round' + 'a'. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would not reliably infer the idiomatic meaning without cultural or prior exposure, so it is unpredictable.
Etymology
The phrase get a round tuit comes from a joke about the saying 'get round to it'. People made small tokens called a round tuit as a playful gift, so if someone 'gets a round tuit' it means they will stop delaying and 'finally do something' they have been putting off.