get it

phrase

: to receive a scolding or punishment

Examples of get it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but people who never have smoked also can get it. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Facinelli plays the Boss, a ruthless figure whose cash ends up in the pool hustler’s hands, and intends to get it back, one way or another. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Related The comment was tied to a post from Sean a day earlier of the Lennon brothers enjoying a nice day out in nature to celebrate his 51st birthday and, according to Sean, the commenter got it all wrong. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Amazon and Google launched theirs last year, but Alexa Plus is only just starting to get it right, and Google’s Gemini for Home, an underpowered version of Gemini, is a confusing mess of capabilities. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for get it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit