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get (so's) definition


  1. tv.
    to get someone excited. : I've got some news that'll really get your motor running.
  2. tv.
    to get someone sexually aroused. : She knows how to get his motor running.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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get to (so) definition


  1. in.
    [for someone or something] to annoy someone after a period of exposure to the annoyance. : The whole business began to get to me after a while.
  2. in.
    [for someone or something] to please or entice someone. : Sad music gets to me and makes me cry.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

get to

  1. Arrive at, reach, as in When we get to the store we'll talk to the manager.

  2. Begin doing something or start to deal with something. For example, We got to reminiscing about college days, or Let's get to this business right now. [Mid-1800s]

  3. Bribe someone, as in We're sure the dealer got to one of the narcotics agents. [Slang; 1920s]

  4. Influence or affect, especially adversely, as in This loud music really gets to me, or Mother's crying always gets to him. [Colloquial; 1960s] Also see get under someone's skin.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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