get onto

British  

verb

1. Also: get on.  to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)

2. (intr) to make contact with; communicate with

3. (intr) to become aware of (something illicit or secret)

   the boss will get onto their pilfering unless they're careful

4. (intr) to deliver a demand, request, or rebuke to

   I'll get onto the manufacturers to replace these damaged goods

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Example Sentences

For many, having the government on their side helps when they are at loggerheads with pre-teens desperate to get onto social media.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Only then did the Patriots finally get onto the board with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Maye to receiver Mack Hollins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

If a veteran with a service dog tried to get onto a train and was denied, they’d be appealing to the Federal Transit Administration.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025

"I leave now and get onto a 42-year-old Boeing," he said, exaggerating the plane's age during an industry briefing on Thursday in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

It was her first piece to get onto the national news, and twenty million viewers would see it.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements