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  • 71get behind sb/sth — UK US get behind sb/sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to support somebody or something: »If every member of the top management team doesn t get behind this project, it s never going to work …

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  • 72get behind sth — UK US get behind sb/sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to support somebody or something: »If every member of the top management team doesn t get behind this project, it s never going to work …

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  • 73get ahead — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (Freq. 4) The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain,… …

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  • 74get the hang — verb be or become completely proficient or skilled in She mastered Japanese in less than two years • Syn: ↑master • Derivationally related forms: ↑master (for: ↑master), ↑mastery ( …

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  • 75get a look — verb see something for a brief time (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑catch sight, ↑catch a glimpse • Hypernyms: ↑see • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody …

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  • 76get to grips — verb deal with (a problem or a subject) I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents • Syn: ↑come to grips • Hypernyms: ↑manage, ↑deal, ↑care, ↑handle • Verb Fr …

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  • 77get stuck — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑grind to a halt, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …

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  • 78get something out of somebody — …

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  • 79or something — informal added as a reference to an unspecified alternative similar to the thing mentioned you look like you just climbed a mountain or something * * * or something informal used to suggest another name, choice, etc., that is not specified Are… …

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  • 80Joe Somebody — Infobox Film name = Joe Somebody caption = Promotional movie poster director = John Pasquin producer = Kenneth Atchity Matthew Gross Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson Brian Reilly Billy Frank writer = John Scott Shepherd narrator = starring = Tim… …

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