get it

phrase

: to receive a scolding or punishment

Examples of get it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of those people who used to watch Fox, and no longer do, get it. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

But even though Az does get it back, the betrayal still stings. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

The songs chosen for the soundtrack are generally intrusive and often chronologically inappropriate, though scenes in which bands are onscreen playing bop and R&B get it right. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The hope, according to the Global Fund, is to get it to 3 million people by the end of 2028. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 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