get+someone+something

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• get someone/something wrong — MISUNDERSTAND, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misread, take amiss; get the wrong idea/impression; informal get the wrong end of the stick, be barking up the wrong tree. → wrong …   Useful english dictionary

• get someone out of your system — get someone/​something out of your system informal phrase to get rid of a strong wish to do something or strong feelings about someone Rob just let her talk and get it all out of her system. Thesaurus: to show or express emotionssynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• get someone out of your head — get someone/​something out of your head informal phrase to stop thinking about someone or something I can’t get the pictures of those starving children out of my head. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: head …   Useful english dictionary

• get someone out of your mind — get someone/​something out of your mind phrase to stop thinking about someone or something She’s never been able to get him out of her mind. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym Main entry: mind …   Useful english dictionary

• get behind something — get behind (someone/something) to encourage or help someone or something. I can get behind a creative idea and fight for it. Etymology: based on the idea of helping something move forward by pushing it from behind …   New idioms dictionary

• get someone back on track — put/get (someone/something) back on track on track if an activity or a situation is on track, it is making progress and is likely to achieve something. Victory in New Hampshire put the President s failing election campaign back on track …   New idioms dictionary

• get someone or something wrong — get (someone or something) wrong : to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly She got the instructions wrong. Don t get me wrong–I like his parents. They re just a little too strict. You ve got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood… …   Useful english dictionary

• get (someone) ready — phrase to prepare yourself or someone else to do something She’s upstairs getting ready to go out. get (someone) ready for: It was time to get the kids ready for bed. Thesaurus: to make plans or arrangementssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• get someone off your back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back …   New idioms dictionary

• get someone off back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back …   New idioms dictionary

• get someone's hopes up — get someone’s hopes up/build someone’s hopes (up)/raise someone’s hopes/ phrase to make someone expect something that they want even though you are not certain it will happen I don’t want to raise her hopes about the promotion until I’m sure.… …   Useful english dictionary