“get someone”

The following 6 entries include the term get someone.

get (someone) good

idiom

: to fool (someone) completely

get (someone) noticed

idiom

: to cause (someone) to get attention that he or she wants from other people

get (someone or something) wrong

idiom

: to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly

get (someone) out of (something)

idiom

: to cause or help (someone) to leave or escape from (a place)

get (someone) out of trouble

idiom

: to solve someone's problems

get (someone) wrong

idiom

: to misunderstand what someone is saying


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