get on/onto the subject of

idiom

: to start talking about
Every time I talk to her, we seem to get on/onto the subject of work.

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“Get on/onto the subject of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on%2Fonto%20the%20subject%20of. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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