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It's a shorten form of "pongamonos a comer".
The verb is "poner" in its imperative form:
tú:
ponte a + infinitive
nostros:
pongamonos a + infinitive
ustedes:
ponganse a + infinitive
Examples:
¡A trabajar!
¡Ponte a trabajar!
¡Pongamonos a trabajar!
RAE defines this use:
poner:
41 . prnl. Comenzar a ejecutar una ...
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It is definitively a VERY common form.
(Ve) ¡A dormir!
(Empecemos) ¡A correr! ¡Huyamos!
(?) ¡A callar!
(ponte)¡A trabajar!
I feel it is oft used to interrupt an activity in favor of what you command, immediatly.
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