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Get down on
Criticise
“My mother used to GET DOWN ON us for not doing enough homework.”
Get down to
Start working seriously
“I find it extremely difficult to GET DOWN TO doing any revision for examinations.”
Get in
Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc
“The air conditioning has broken down; we'll have to GET a technician IN to fix it.Arrive (train, plane, etc.”
Get in on
Become involved
“The company tried to GET IN ON our market.”
Get in with
Become friendly with, ingratiate with
“I tried to GET IN WITH them as I thought it would help me at work.”
Get into
Become involved or interested
“She's been GETTING INTO dance music recently.”
Get it
Be punished or scolded
“If you don't stop that right now, you'll really GET IT!”
Get it off
Have sex
“They GOT IT OFF at the party.”
Get it off with
Have sex with
“She GOT IT OFF WITH her friend's husband.”
Get it on
Become interested or excited
“The talk was dull and nobody GOT IT ON.”
Get it on with
Have sex with
“Did you GET IT ON WITH him?”
Get it together
Control things in your life to achieve your aims
“If I don't GET IT TOGETHER, I will never reach my targets.”
Get it up
Become aroused (of a man)
“He couldn't GET IT UP and felt very embarrassed.”
Get off
Escape punishment
“He GOT OFF on a technicality and left the court a free man.Leave a vehicle.”
Get off it
A way of expressing disbelief, or telling someone that they're wrong or have an incorrect opinion
“I knew he was lying so I told him to GET OFF IT.”
Get off on
Enjoy a drug
“He GETS OFF ON crystal meth every night.”
Get off with
Have casual sex with
“He GOT OFF WITH her at the party.”
Get off!
Don't touch, leave alone
“If he bothers you, just tell him where to GET OFF.”
Get on
Continue doing something
“The teacher asked the pupils to GET ON with some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.To enter or board a vehicle.”
Get on at
Criticise unfairly
“He's always GETTING ON AT me when I haven't done anything wrong.”
Get on for
Be near a time
“It's GETTING ON FOR midnight.”
Get on to
Start to suspect
“It took the authorities a long time to GET ON TO the gang.”
Get on with
Have a good relationship
“Fortunately, I GET ON WITH my boss.”
Get onto
Start discussing a topic
“We didn't GET ONTO the third item on the agenda.”