get someone in (to do something)
41get hopes up — get (someone s) hopes up to make someone think that what they want is going to happen. If we can t afford the trip then we shouldn t get the children s hopes up. Usage notes: usually said when something is not likely to happen …
42get on someone's nerves — get/grate on (someone s) nerves informal to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again. If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other s nerves. The telephone hadn t stopped ringing all morning and it was… …
43get-out clause — ➔ clause * * * get out clause UK US noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► LAW part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do: »Club officials allowed the German player to insert a get out clause in his… …
44get on nerves — get/grate on (someone s) nerves informal to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again. If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other s nerves. The telephone hadn t stopped ringing all morning and it was… …
45get your hands on sb — get your hands on sb/sth ► INFORMAL to find or get someone or something you want: »She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money. Main Entry: ↑hand …
46get your hands on sb/sth — ► INFORMAL to find or get someone or something you want: »She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money. Main Entry: ↑hand …
47get your hands on sth — get your hands on sb/sth ► INFORMAL to find or get someone or something you want: »She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money. Main Entry: ↑hand …
48get */*/*/ — UK [ɡet] / US verb Word forms get : present tense I/you/we/they get he/she/it gets present participle getting past tense got UK [ɡɒt] / US [ɡɑt] past participle got 1) [transitive, never passive] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s… …
49get off — phrasal verb Word forms get off : present tense I/you/we/they get off he/she/it gets off present participle getting off past tense got off past participle got off 1) a) [intransitive/transitive, usually in imperative] used for telling someone to… …
50get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… …
