get on for (something)
idiom
British, informal
: to move toward becoming (a specified age, time, etc.)
It was getting on for noon.
He's getting on for 70.
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Nothing in Ladybug’s life is easy-peasy, however, and a bunch of other assassins also get on for various assignments that become more connected as the plot zooms forward and everybody tries to murder each other.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022
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“Get on for (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on%20for%20%28something%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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