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Verb edit

zu Potte kommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt zu Potte, past tense kam zu Potte, past participle zu Potte gekommen, past subjunctive käme zu Potte, auxiliary sein) (colloquial)

  1. to [finally] get down to, get around to, see something through, get something done, start to work seriously / diligently
    Manche kommen auch nach fünf oder sechs Jahren mit der Doktorarbeit nicht zu Potte.
    Some don’t get around to finishing their PhD even after five or six years.

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