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[get in on] {v. phr.} To be permitted to participate; become privy to; be included. •/ This is your chance to get in on a wonderful deal with the new company if you’re willing to make an investment. /

[get in on the ground floor] {v. phr.} To be one of the first members or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc. •/ Elliott got in on the ground floor and made a fortune at the company. / •/ Mr. Smith who joined the new college as an instructor, got in on the ground floor, and wound up as its president after twenty years. /

[get in on the]or [one’s act] {v. phr.} To do something because others are engaged in the same act; join others. •/ John’s business is succeeding so well that both of his brothers want to get in on the act. /

[get in one’s hair]See: IN ONE’S HAIR.

[get in one’s way]See: IN ONE’S WAY.

[get into]See: BE INTO SOMETHING.

[get into line] {v. phr.} To cooperate; conform. •/ The maverick members of the party were advised to get into line unless they wanted to be expelled. / Contrast: OUT OF LINE.

[get in touch with]See: IN TOUCH.

[get involved with]See: BE INVOLVED WITH.

[get in with] {v. phr.} To join up with; begin to associate with; be accepted by. •/ He got in with the wrong gang of boys and wound up in jail. / •/ She got in with her father’s firm and made a successful career of it. /

[get in wrong] {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. •/ Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office. /

[get it] {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." /

[get it all together] {v. phr.} 1. To be in full possession and control of one’s mental faculties; have a clear purpose well pursued. •/ You’ve sure got it all together, haven’t you? / 2. Retaining one’s self-composure under pressure. •/ A few minutes after the burglars left he got it all together and called the police. / 3. To be well built, stacked (said of girls and women.) •/ Sue’s sure got it all together, hasn’t she? /

[get it in the neck]See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK.

[get it]or [something in]or [into one’s head] {v. phr.} To become possessed of an idea; develop a fixed idea. •/ Jack got it into his head to become a marine and nothing we could say would make him change his mind. /

[get lost] {v. phr.} , {slang} Go away! — Used as a command. •/ Get lost! I want to study. / •/ John told Bert to get lost. / Compare: DROP DEAD.

[get mixed up]See: MIXED UP.

[get next to]See: BE CLOSE TO.

[get off] {v.} 1. To come down from or out of. •/ The ladder fell, and Tom couldn’t get off the roof. / •/ The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off. / 2. To take off. •/ Joe’s mother told him to get his wet clothes off. / 3. To get away; leave. •/ Mr. Johnson goes fishing whenever he can get off from work. / •/ William got off early in the morning. / 4. To go free. •/ Mr. Andrews got off with a $5 fine when he was caught passing a stop sign. / 5. To make (something) go. •/ The halfback got off a lung pass. / •/ John got a letter off to his grandmother. / 6. To tell. •/ The governor got off several jokes at the beginning of his speech. /

[get off cheap] {v. phr.} 1. To receive a lesser punishment than one deserves. •/ Ted could have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison; he got off cheap by receiving a reduced sentence of five years. / 2. To pay less than the normal price. •/ If you had your car repaired for only $75, you got off cheap. / Contrast: GET AWAY WITH.

[get off easy] {v. phr.} , {informal} To have only a little trouble; escape something worse. •/ The children who missed school to go to the fair got off easy. / •/ John got off easy because it was the first time he had taken his father’s car without permission. /

[get off it]See: COME OFF IT.

[get off one’s back] {v. phr.} , {slang} , {colloquial} To stop criticizing or nagging someone. •/ "Get off my back! Can’t you see how busy I am?" /

[get off one’s case]or [back]or [tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. •/ "Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You’re worse than the cops." / Contrast: ON ONE’S CASE.

[get off one’s chest]See: OFF ONE’S CHEST.

[get off one’s tail] {v. phr.} , {slang} To get busy, to start working. •/ OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking! /

[get off on the wrong foot] {v. phr.} To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. •/ Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn’t like it. /

[get off the ground] {v. phr.} , {informal} To make a successful beginning; get a good start; go ahead; make progress. •/ Our plans for a party didn’t get off the ground because no one could come. /

[get off the hook]See: OFF THE HOOK.

[get off to a flying]or [running start] {v. phr.} To have a promising or successful beginning. •/ Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got nothing but A’s. /

[get on]or [get onto] {v.} , {informal} 1. To speak to (someone) roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold. •/ Mrs. Thompson got on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean. / •/ The fans got on the new shortstop after he made several errors. / Syn.: JUMP ON. 2. See: GET ALONG. 3. To grow older. •/ Work seems harder these days; I’m getting on, you know. /

[get one’s]See: GET WHAT’S COMING TO ONE.

[get one’s back up] {v. phr.} , {informal} To become or make angry or stubborn. •/ Fred got his back up when I said he was wrong. / •/ Our criticisms of his actions just got his hack up. /

[get one’s brains fried] {v. phr.} , {slang} , {also used colloquially} 1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time. •/ Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long — they’ll get their brains fried. / 2. To get high on drugs. •/ He can’t make a coherent sentence anymore — he’s got his brains fried. /

[get one’s dander up]or [get one’s Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. •/ The boy got his dander up because he couldn’t go to the store. / •/ The children get the teacher’s dander up when they make a lot of noise. / Compare: BLOW A FUSE.

[get one’s ducks in a row] {v. phr.} , {informal} To get everything ready. •/ The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp. / •/ Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip. / Compare: LINE UP.

[get one’s feet on the ground]See: FEET ON THE GROUND.

[get one’s feet wet] {v. phr.} , {informal} To begin; do something for the first time. •/ The party was at Bill’s house and when Ruth and I got there the party had already started. "Jump right in and don’t be afraid to get your feet wet," said Bill. / •/ "It’s not hard to dance once you get your feet wet," said the teacher. /

[get one’s fingers burned]See: BURN ONE’S FINGERS.

[get one’s foot in the door]See: FOOT IN THE DOOR.

[get one’s goat] {v. phr.} , {informal} To make a person disgusted or angry. •/ The boy’s laziness all summer got his father’s goat. / •/ The slow service at the cafe got Mr. Robinson’s goat. /

[get one’s hands on]See: LAY ONE’S HANDS ON.

[get one’s number]or [have one’s number] {v. phr.} , {informal} To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. •/ The boys soon had the new student’s number. / •/ The girls got their new roommate’s number the first week of school. /

[get one’s rear in gear] {v. phr.} , {slang} To hurry up, to get going. •/ I’m gonna have to get my rear in gear. /

[get one’s second wind]See: SECOND WIND.

[get one’s teeth into]or [sink one’s teeth into] {v. phr.} , {informal} To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with. •/ After dinner, John got his teeth into the algebra lesson. / •/ Frank chose a subject for his report that he could sink his teeth into. /

[get one’s tongue]See: CAT GET ONE’S TONGUE.

[get on in years]See: ALONG IN YEARS.

[get on one’s good side] {v. phr.} To gain the favor of someone; flatter or please another. •/ A clever lobbyist knows how to get on the good side of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. /

[get on one’s nerves] {v. phr.} To make you nervous. •/ John’s noisy eating habits get on your nerves. / •/ Children get on their parents' nerves by asking so many questions. /

[get on the ball]See: ON THE BALL.

[get on the bandwagon]See: JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.

[get on the good side of]See: ON THE GOOD SIDE OF.

[get on the stick] {v. phr.} , {slang} , {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. •/ All right, man, let’s get on the stick! / Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE’S TAIL.

[get on to one] {v. phr.} To figure someone out; understand what someone else is up to. •/ The FBI is on to Jim’s secret trading with the enemy. /

[get one wrong] {v. phr.} To misinterpret; misunderstand another. •/ Don’t get me wrong; I didn 't mean to criticize you. /

[get]or [have one’s say]See: DAY IN COURT.

[get out] {v. phr.} 1. Leave or depart. •/ "Get out of here!" the teacher shouted angrily to the misbehaving student. / •/ "Driver, I want to get out by the opera." / 2. To publish; produce. •/ Our press is getting out two new books on ecology. / 3. To escape; leak out. •/ We must not let the news about this secret invention get out. /