get a load of

idiom

informal
used to direct someone's attention to
Get a load of that car!

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And get a load of yet another counterpoint that makes short work of this whole NBA-season-is-too-long theory: load management has actually made the NBA season shorter for many players. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 However, get a load of Quorum’s data: Overall total awareness for Lilo & Stitch (62) and M:I-8 (59) outstrip that of Thunderbolts* (37). Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025 At Logan, upon her return from Lebanon to the Great Satan (as her Hezbollah heart-throbs call the US), the feds got a load of the pictures of multiple Muslim terrorists on her phone. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 So that’s two tough ones for Republicans, but get a load of what the Democrats are dealing with. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025 Here, get a load of it in this ad: So, there’s the big Iruyo — a muppet-y robot that emotes with its hands and arms and can sing songs for your kid. Wes Davis, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024 New Yorkers are the first in the nation to get a load of Chizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken‘s newest out-of-the-box menu item. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024

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“Get a load of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20a%20load%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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