All related terms of 'get to'

If you get on to a topic when you are speaking , you start talking about it.

If you say that someone gets up to something, you mean that they do it and you do not approve of it.

If you get back to an activity , you start doing it again after you have stopped doing it.

If you get down to something, especially something that requires a lot of attention , you begin doing it.

to ingratiate oneself with; become friendly or intimate with

to deal with (a problem or subject)

If you cannot get to sleep , you are unable to sleep.

If you get used to something or someone, you become familiar with it or get to know them, so that you no longer feel that the thing or person is unusual or surprising .

When you get around to doing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.

to be dismissed from one's employment because of what one has written on a website or blog

If you get wise to something, you find out about it, especially when someone has been trying to keep it secret .

to deliberately make it difficult for someone to obtain something that they need from you, such as your agreement or permission

to manage to find , contact , or obtain someone or something

If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail .

if you get mixed up, you get confused about something

to have sexual intercourse regularly

If you get to know someone, you find out what they are like by spending time with them.

If someone plays hard to get , they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.

to begin to make progress with your plans

to prepare mentally

to revert to a simpler method, eg of living or doing business

to be (or become) aware of; have (or attain ) a proper understanding of

to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about

If someone or something gets short shrift , they are paid very little attention .

If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.

to find out where one is or to find out what one should do next

When someone comes to the point or gets to the point , they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.

If you get to grips with a problem or if you come to grips with it, you consider it seriously , and start taking action to deal with it.

to begin to discuss the basic , most important aspects of a situation

to discover the real truth about

to force oneself to become calm and sensible after a shock or in a difficult situation

If you get carried away or are carried away , you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish .

if people or an activity go into high gear , moves into high gear, etc, people do what they were doing more intensely, or the activity becomes more intense

If you tell someone to get off your back , you are telling them angrily to stop criticizing you or putting pressure on you.

If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.

to reach orgasm ; gain sexual satisfaction

If you get down to brass tacks , you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation.

If someone or something gets off to a flying start , or makes a flying start , they start very well , for example in a race or a new job .

If you get to work , go to work , or set to work on a job , task , or problem , you start doing it or dealing with it.

to start dealing with a situation seriously , for example by getting a proper understanding of it

If you want to get to the bottom of a problem , you want to solve it by finding out its real cause.

if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner

(of a player In football , rugby , and some other sports) to score one or more goals , tries , or points.

to adopt a superior or pretentious attitude

If someone or something puts your back up or gets your back up , they annoy you.

If a feeling such as jealousy , curiosity , or anger gets the better of you, it becomes too strong for you to hide or control .

If you get your act together , you organize your life or your affairs so that you are able to achieve what you want or to deal with something effectively.

If you say that someone has got their just deserts , you mean that they deserved the unpleasant things that have happened to them, because they did something bad.

If someone or something gets bad press , they are criticized , especially in the newspapers , on television, or on radio. If they get good press , they are praised .