get someone in (to do something)
111get behind — (someone/something) to encourage or help someone or something. I can get behind a creative idea and fight for it. Etymology: based on the idea of helping something move forward by pushing it from behind …
112get shot of someone — get shot of (someone/something) British, informal to get rid of someone or something. She got shot of her no good husband and went back to university …
113get shot of something — get shot of (someone/something) British, informal to get rid of someone or something. She got shot of her no good husband and went back to university …
114get the measure of — get/take the measure of (someone/something) have the measure of (someone/something) to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them. We got the measure of the opposition in the first half and set about beating… …
115Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes   …
116get short shrift from someone — get short shrift from (someone) give (someone/something) short shrift to give very little attention to someone or something, either because you are not interested in them or because you are annoyed with them. The proposal got short shrift from… …
117get a jump on someone — get a jump on (someone/something) to get an advantage over other people by doing something before they do. Job listings are updated continuously on our website, so you can get a jump on your competition …
118get a line on — (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left …
119get off someone's case — get off (someone s) case informal get on (someone s) case to criticize someone in an annoying way for something that they have done. I told him very straightforwardly that the problem had already been dealt with and he was to get off my case. (=… …
120get the goods on someone — get the goods on (someone) to get or have proof that someone has done something wrong. For months, the cops were trying to get the goods on a drug dealer who lives down the street. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have the goods on someone …
