- get down on someone
- in. to be critical of someone; to get on someone’s case.□ Don’t get down on me. I didn’t do it!□ I’m gonna get down on him for that.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
get down on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get down on : present tense I/you/we/they get down on he/she/it gets down on present participle getting down on past tense got down on past participle got down on American informal get down on… … English dictionary
get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP … Useful english dictionary
get down — phrasal verb Word forms get down : present tense I/you/we/they get down he/she/it gets down present participle getting down past tense got down past participle got down 1) a) get someone down [transitive] informal to make someone feel sad or lose … English dictionary
get down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something gets you down, it makes you unhappy. [V n P] At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you get down, you lower your body until you are sitting, kneeling, or lying … English dictionary
get down on — phrasal : to develop dislike for had no chance of promotion once the boss got down on him * * * ˌget ˈdown on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they get down on he/she/it gets down … Useful english dictionary
get down — her poetry always gets me down Syn: depress, sadden, make unhappy, make gloomy, dispirit, dishearten, demoralize, discourage, crush, weigh down, oppress; upset, distress; informal give someone the blues, make someone fed up … Thesaurus of popular words
get down — make (someone) unhappy, cause discouragement The long commuting time has begun to get her down so she wants to quit her job … Idioms and examples
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get*/*/*/ — [get] (past tense got [gɒt] ; past participle got) verb 1) [T] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s father got a new job.[/ex] Did you get tickets for the game?[/ex] You get ten points for each correct answer.[/ex] Young players will… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English