Stir your stumps British Verb + object/complement informal
To start moving, become active.
You've been sitting all day doing nothing but playing game. Stand up and stir your stumps!
To urge someone to do something faster or ask them to do something at a faster pace
Hey, you need to stir your stumps if you want to finish the job early.
To start, proceed or make progress
The verb "stir" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Completely dark, without any light or color
I'm scared of the basement! It's as black as a skillet!