to get something
101get off the ground — get (something) off the ground if a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds. The scheme should get off the ground towards the end of this year. A lot more public spending will be required to get… …
102get rolling — get (something) rolling American get rolling if a business or activity gets rolling, it starts. She made a few light hearted comments to get the conversation rolling …
103get off the ground — get (something) off the ground to start. Casey and his friend tried to start a band, but it never got off the ground. A lot more money will be needed to get this project off the ground. Etymology: based on the idea of an aircraft getting off the… …
104get her claws into someone — get her claws into (someone) informal if a woman gets her claws into a man, she manages to start a relationship with him, often because she wants to control him or get something from him. If she gets her claws into that young man she ll ruin his… …
105get her claws into — (someone) informal if a woman gets her claws into a man, she manages to start a relationship with him, often because she wants to control him or get something from him. If she gets her claws into that young man she ll ruin his political career …
106chest, get something off one's — Say something to relieve one s feelings …
107get */*/*/ — 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… …
108get — 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… …
109get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP …
110get 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… …
