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get at
verb
to gain access to
the dog could not get at the meat on the high shelf
to mean or intend
what are you getting at when you look at me like that?
to irritate or annoy persistently; criticize
she is always getting at him
to influence or seek to influence, esp illegally by bribery, intimidation, etc
someone had got at the witness before the trial
Idioms and Phrases
Touch, reach successfully, as in Mom hid the peanut butter so we couldn't get at it . [Late 1700s]
Try to make understandable; hint at or suggest. For example, I think I see what you're getting at . [Late 1800s]
Discover, learn, ascertain, as in We must get at the facts of the case . [Late 1700s]
Bribe or influence by improper or illegal means, as in He got at the judge, and the charges were dismissed . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]
Start on, begin work on, attend to, as in “Get at your canvassing early, and drive it with all your might” (Mark Twain, letter to his publishers, 1884). [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]
Example Sentences
One big question about such cuts is whether they mean a reduced level of provision, or a challenge to get at least the current level of public service out of less money.
Another friend, Veronica, 33, described the benefits she gets at a civil engineering firm in Houston as “better than the jobs I had right out of college, but by no means progressive.”
It is the kind of exposure you do not get at most clubs, even the size of his previous team Sporting in Portugal.
He believes it can only happen when the country gets at least four presidents in succession who give every section a sense of belonging in terms of projects and appointments.
It meant he would, in principle, potentially get at least some Met Police protection if Ravec thought the circumstances of his visit home warranted it.
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