to get smth
1get\ smth\ in — • get smth in • get into one s head See: get in(II) …
2get smth right — (from Idioms in Speech) to understand a matter thoroughly or clearly so that no misunderstanding is possible Look. You ve got it all wrong, said Walter. (J. Wain) You ve got it all wrong, if you think I don t want a decent place to live in as… …
3get smth wrong — (from Idioms in Speech) not to understand a matter clearly so that misunderstanding is possible (from Idioms in Speech) See: get smth right …
4get\ smth\ straight — v. phr. To clearly comprehend an issue. Let me get this straight, Burt said. You want $85,000 for this miserable shack? …
5get smth over with — finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again …
6get\ smth\ out\ of\ one's\ system — v. phr. 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system. 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an unwanted… …
7get\ smth\ over\ with — See: over with(1) …
8get\ into\ one's\ head — • get smth in • get into one s head See: get in(II) …
9get\ it — I. v 1. See: catch it 2. To understand; comprehend; grasp. I can t get it, John said. Why do you spend so much on clothes. II. v. phr. • get smth in • get into one s head To become possessed of an idea; develop a fixed idea. Jack got it into his… …
10get\ the\ best\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger …
