get someone's — get (someone s)/the drift informal, informal to understand what someone is saying. Can you explain that again? I don t quite get your drift. I didn t understand everything he was saying but I think I caught the drift … New idioms dictionary
get someone at it — To make someone excited, worked up or agitated • • • Main Entry: ↑at … Useful english dictionary
get someone's — ● dander … Useful english dictionary
get someone's back up — (informal) To annoy or irritate someone • • • Main Entry: ↑back * * * get/put/someone’s back up british informal phrase to annoy someone Don’t ask him about it any more or you’ll get his back … Useful english dictionary
get someone's goat — (informal) To annoy or rile someone • • • Main Entry: ↑goat * * * get someone’s goat informal phrase to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
get someone's dander up — get your/someone’s/dander up informal old fashioned phrase to become angry, or to make someone become angry Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
get (someone) ready — phrase to prepare yourself or someone else to do something She’s upstairs getting ready to go out. get (someone) ready for: It was time to get the kids ready for bed. Thesaurus: to make plans or arrangementssynonym … Useful english dictionary
get someone off your back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
get someone off back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
get someone wrong — spoken phrase to not understand someone You’ve got me all wrong, I never meant to hurt you. I guess I got you wrong. I thought you meant Tuesday, not today. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get someone out of your system — get someone/something out of your system informal phrase to get rid of a strong wish to do something or strong feelings about someone Rob just let her talk and get it all out of her system. Thesaurus: to show or express emotionssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
