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Difference between Get it on and Put it on

get it on—(U.S. sl.)

1. begin smth. with energy and enthusiasm:

  • You want to go for pizza? Let’s get it on!

2. have sex:

  • Just as they were about to get it on they heard a giggle from the corner of the dormitory.

put it on—(UK coll.) assume a false appearance; feign smth.:

  • Billie is just putting it on, and sounds like Americans in movies where they pretend to be English.