单词 | get to |
释义 | > as lemmasto get to † to get to Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To begin eating. Cf. to get to —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] > begin to eat to fall aboard1498 to fall to1577 to stand toa1616 win to1816 to get to1827 to dig in1912 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 57 The traveller's appetite was gone. The host endeavoured to encourage him. ‘Why do you not get to? Come, take somewhat for the raw foggy morning.’ to get to —— to get to —— 1. intransitive. To begin, settle down to. See also sense 26b(c). Cf. to get to at Phrasal verbs 1.to get to business: see business n. Phrases 13. to get to work: see work n. Phrases 1f(b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] beginc1000 take?a1160 comsea1225 gina1325 commencec1330 tamec1386 to take upa1400 enterc1510 to stand to1567 incept1569 start1570 to set into ——1591 initiate1604 imprime1637 to get to ——1655 flesh1695 to start on ——1885 1655 T. Gouge Narr. Life Dr. Gouge in W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes sig. c2 If he heard any at their work before he had got to his study, he would say,..that he was much troubled that any should be at their Calling before he at his. 1683 Fifteen Real Comforts of Matrimony xvi. 114 A man may conclude his wife safe, when she is once got to her Cards. 1787 J. Woodforde Diary 28 Aug. (1926) II. 342 We got to Cards the Game Vingt' one or one and twenty at which I lost abt. 1. o. o. 1855 L. Oliphant Minnesota & Far West 163 We had no intention of ‘getting to housekeeping’ in Superior. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. Introd. 2 Tom was..beginning to feel that it was high time for him to be getting to regular work again. 1889 F. C. Philips Young Ainslie's Courtship II. v. 52 You and I will get to business with due solemnity. 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast xiv. 228 With his first cigar Blenkiron got to business. 1976 E. Hamner Homecoming i. 12 There's work to do. Now get to it! 1996 C. Robb King's Bishop v. 57 Now get to your chores. I cannot abide slothfulness. 2. intransitive. Chiefly North American. To reach the attention or feelings of (an audience, etc.) with a message, performance, etc. Cf. to get across 2b at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [verb (transitive)] > communicate with to get to ——1853 to get on to ——1879 reach1886 to get through1917 contact1927 1853 J. G. Baldwin Flush Times Alabama & Mississippi 63 The squire..was particularly pleased when he got to a jury on ‘a plain note’, and particularly annoyed when the road was blocked up by pleas in abatement and demurrers or special pleas in bar. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. i. 23 Get to her, if in no other way, by the sentimental route. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 28/6 They didn't even realize that they were hearing a great man in Teagarden..even though we always got to them by the end of the evening. 1985 T. Gibbs in I. Gitler Swing to Bop vii. 237 See, Stan got to the audience more, and Stan was a giant player, even though Al actually, musically, could play rings around everybody at the right tempo. 1999 A. M. Sayers Parties, Candidates & Constituency Campaigns in Canad. Elections vii. 113 Getting to voters in these communities can be difficult and requires large teams of volunteers willing to canvass and drop literature. 3. intransitive. slang (chiefly U.S.). To bribe. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe meedOE underorna1325 corrump1387 forbuy1393 hirec1400 wage1461 fee1487 under-arearc1503 bribe1528 grease1528 money1528 corrupt1548 budc1565 to feed with money1567 to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580 sweeten1594 to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598 over-bribe1619 to buy off1629 palter1641 to take off1646 buy1652 overmoneya1661 bub1684 to speak to ——1687 to tickle in the palm1694 daub1699 overbuy1710 touch1752 palm1767 to get at ——1780 fix1790 subsidize1793 sop1837 to buy over1848 backsheesh1850 nobble1856 square1859 hippodrome1866 see1867 boodleize1883 boodle1886 to get to ——1901 reach1906 straighten1923 lubricate1928 to keep (someone) sweet1939 sling1939 to pay off1942 bung1950 1901 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 8/2 Johns are sure to visit the old girl to see if anyone has got to her. 1908 H. C. Fisher A. Mutt (1977) 41 The jury has been out for 24 hours..Tobasco got to one of them. 1930 E. D. Sullivan Chicago Surrenders i. 10 Gangsters can't operate on a satisfactory scale anywhere until they have ‘got to someone’. 2001 K. Sampson Outlaws 170 He's like an Untouchable. He's like De Niro in A Bronx Tale, you can't get to him, he won't take nothing from you. 4. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To have an overpowering negative effect upon the spirits or outlook of (a person); to worry, depress, or obsess. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause mental pain or suffering to [verb (transitive)] heavyc897 pineeOE aileOE sorryeOE traya1000 sorrowOE to work (also do) (a person) woeOE angerc1175 smarta1200 to work, bake, brew balec1200 derve?c1225 grieve?c1225 sitc1225 sweam?c1225 gnawc1230 sughc1230 troublec1230 aggrievea1325 to think sweama1325 unframea1325 anguish1340 teen1340 sowa1352 distrainc1374 to-troublea1382 strain1382 unglad1390 afflicta1393 paina1393 distressa1400 hita1400 sorea1400 assayc1400 remordc1400 temptc1400 to sit (or set) one sorec1420 overthrow?a1425 visit1424 labour1437 passionc1470 arraya1500 constraina1500 misgrievea1500 attempt1525 exagitate1532 to wring to the worse1542 toil1549 lament1580 adolorate1598 rankle1659 try1702 to pass over ——1790 upset1805 to touch (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the raw1823 to put (a person) through it1855 bludgeon1888 to get to ——1904 to put through the hoop(s)1919 1904 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 10 May 12 The talented gent..fears that the culture of the Bean Town might get to him. 1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice (1985) 108 He kind of got to you, hey? 1968 New Yorker 28 Dec. 42/2 You can't excuse yourself that way, any more than you can let drunks and such get to you. 1982 V. N. McIntyre Wrath of Khan iv. 84 Del's flakiness got to her worst when she was exhausted. 2009 E. Thom Tin-kin 83 You could always tell when something was getting to her because she'd have to start pulling her split-ends, chewing her cuticles, biting the inside of her mouth. < as lemmas |
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