- get up to Brit.
- get up to Brit.informalbe involved in (something illicit or surprising).→ get
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get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
get off — ► get off 1) informal escape a punishment. 2) go to sleep. 3) (get off with) Brit. informal have a sexual encounter with. Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get round — ► get round chiefly Brit. 1) coax or persuade (someone) to do or allow something. 2) deal successfully with (a problem). Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get up to — ► get up to Brit. informal be involved in (something illicit or surprising). Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get the chop — (informal) 1. To be dismissed from one s job, etc 2. To be killed • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * get the chop Brit informal : to lose your job The employees with less experience got the chop. [=were fired; got the ax] • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get the hump — ► get the hump Brit. informal become annoyed or sulky. Main Entry: ↑hump … English terms dictionary
get — verb (gets, getting; past got; past participle got, N. Amer. or archaic gotten) 1》 come to have or hold; receive. ↘experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad). 2》 succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain. 3》 move… … English new terms dictionary
get at — verb 1. reach or gain access to (Freq. 1) How does one access the attic in this house? I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof • Syn: ↑access • Derivationally related forms: ↑accessible ( … Useful english dictionary
get off — 1》 informal escape a punishment; be acquitted. 2》 go to sleep. 3》 (usu. get off with) Brit. informal have a sexual encounter. 4》 N. Amer. vulgar slang have an orgasm. → get … English new terms dictionary
Brit funk — is a musical style that has its origins in the British music scene of the late 1970s 80s. It mixes elements from funk and soul music with original jazz funk and Caribbean overtones. An important stylistic element of Brit funk is the dominant role … Wikipedia
