to get somebody to do

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• get somebody nowhere get somebody anywhere — get sb nowhere/not get sb anywhere idiom to not help sb make progress or succeed • This line of investigation is getting us nowhere. • Being rude to me won t get you anywhere. Main entry: ↑getidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody not get somebody anywhere — get sb nowhere/not get sb anywhere idiom to not help sb make progress or succeed • This line of investigation is getting us nowhere. • Being rude to me won t get you anywhere. Main entry: ↑getidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody up — ˌget ˈup | ˌget sb ˈup derived to get out of bed; to make sb get out of bed • He always gets up early. • Could you get me up at 6.30 tomorrow? Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody off something — ˌget ˈoff sth | ˌget sb ˈoff sth derived to stop discussing a particular subject; to make sb do this • Please can we get off the subject of dieting? • I couldn t get him off politics once he had started. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody off with something — ˌget ˈoff (with sth) | ˌget sb ˈoff (with sth) derived to receive no or almost no punishment; to help sb do this • He was lucky to get off with a small fine. • A good lawyer might be able to get you off. Main entry: ↑get …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody nowhere — get/go ˈnowhere | get sb ˈnowhere idiom to make no progress or have no success; to not enable sb to make progress or have success • We discussed it all morning but got nowhere. • Talking to him will get you nowhere. Main entry: ↑nowhereidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody down — ˌget sb ˈdown derived (informal) to make sb feel sad or depressed • Don t let it get you down too much. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody onside — get/keep sb onˈside idiom (BrE) to get/keep sb s support • The party needs to keep the major national newspapers onside if it s going to win the next election. Main entry: ↑onsideidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody together — ˌget sb/sth toˈgether derived to collect people or things in one place • I m trying to get a team together for Saturday. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody wrong — get sb ˈwrong idiom (informal) to not understand correctly what sb means • Don t get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he s doing a good job, but… Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• get somebody's measure — get/take/have the ˈmeasure of sb | get/have/take sb s ˈmeasure idiom (formal) to form an opinion about sb s character or abilities so that you can deal with them • After only one game, the chess champion had the measure of his young opponent.… …   Useful english dictionary