getting to know
idiom
: becoming acquainted with
We just bought a house here last month, and we're still getting to know our neighbors.
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The company was founded in 2023 by Jeff Liu and Jon Wang, who together spent two years getting to know the healthcare system before the startup picked up steam.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The best thing about being in the Big Brother jury house is getting to know my cast mates on a deeper level.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Mika takes a job teaching three young witches, and getting to know a grumpy and overprotective librarian, Jamie, who is also in charge of their care.
—Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Sturm is just getting to know Peeke as a player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The best thing about being in the Big Brother jury house is getting to know my cast mates on a deeper level.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Mika takes a job teaching three young witches, and getting to know a grumpy and overprotective librarian, Jamie, who is also in charge of their care.
—Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Sturm is just getting to know Peeke as a player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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