get someone in (to do something)
71get up — phrasal verb Word forms get up : present tense I/you/we/they get up he/she/it gets up present participle getting up past tense got up past participle got up 1) a) [intransitive] to get out of bed after sleeping He never gets up before nine. b)… …
72get together — phrasal verb Word forms get together : present tense I/you/we/they get together he/she/it gets together present participle getting together past tense got together past participle got together 1) a) [intransitive] if people get together, they… …
73get real — phrasal : to stop deceiving oneself or fooling around : face reality often used in the imperative * * * get real (N Am sl; usu in imperative) To wake up to the realities of the situation • • • Main Entry: ↑real * * * get real mainly american… …
74get even — {v.}, {informal} 1. To owe nothing. * /Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even./ 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. * /Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for… …
75get even — {v.}, {informal} 1. To owe nothing. * /Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even./ 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. * /Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for… …
76get\ even — v informal 1. To owe nothing. Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even. 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for tearing up his… …
77get the drift — to understand in a general way what someone is telling you. I usually read the first page of a report just to get the drift. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get someone s drift: She said something about going home, but Len didn t get her… …
78get on at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get on at : present tense I/you/we/they get on at he/she/it gets on at present participle getting on at past tense got on at past participle got on at British spoken get on at someone to ask or tell someone… …
79get after — phrasal : to subject to exhortation, reprimand, or attack lax in getting after home repair racketeers Wall Street Journal * * * get after [phrasal verb] get after (someone) US, informal : to tell (someone) repeatedly to do something …
80get back at — {v.}, {informal} To do something bad to (someone who has done something bad to you) hurt in return. * /John played a joke on Henry, and next day Henry got back at him./ * /The elephant waited many years to get back at the man who fed him red… …
