get a result

idiom

British, informal

: to win especially in a soccer match

After several drawn matches, we finally got a result.

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That's the best way to get a result, rather than putting men behind the ball. —Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020

Additionally, many healthcare providers' offices have A1C testing machines that enable them to get a result using a small drop of blood obtained by pricking your finger with a lancet. —Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2023

For Xavi, however, the pressure of having to get a result in order to keep their hopes of silverware this season alive is no issue. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022

But at-home rapid tests have the advantage of speed—results can come back as quickly as 15 minutes, where PCR tests require a laboratory and can take a few hours to several days to get a result. —Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 6 Dec. 2021

In order to get a result against Nashville at Nissan Stadium on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET), the apparent core weaknesses of FC Cincinnati will be probed and tested against a team that finished No. 7 in the Eastern Conference in 2020 and qualified for MLS Cup playoff with room to spare. —Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2021

Those tests, including the one mailed out by the state Health Department's contractor Vault Health, typically take at least a day to get a result because a sample has to be mailed to a lab. —Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 21 Mar. 2021

Labs generally do not disclose the number of cycles required to get a result—only whether or not there is one. —Will Knight, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020

The Chicago Fire will try and go on the road and get a result against an FC Cincinnati team that has really struggled to find goals lately, but will be playing at home. —oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020

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