get to
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Arrive at, reach, as in When we get to the store we'll talk to the manager .
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Begin doing something or start to deal with something. For example, We got to reminiscing about college days , or Let's get to this business right now . [Mid-1800s]
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Bribe someone, as in We're sure the dealer got to one of the narcotics agents . [ Slang ; 1920s]
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Influence or affect, especially adversely, as in This loud music really gets to me , or Mother's crying always gets to him . [ Colloquial ; 1960s] Also see get under someone's skin .
Example Sentences
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“As you get to the most senior levels of an organization, they are going to toe the line,” said Porter.
From MarketWatch
Customers had a hard time getting to showrooms in January because of frozen conditions on the roads.
From MarketWatch
“I’m very excited about the festival because I get to do comedy rather than acting in murder shows. This is the time I get to be a silly billy. And I like that about myself.”
From Los Angeles Times
Two days later when we got to the scene, we knew the pace of it.
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He appreciated spending his first two years getting to play on lower-level teams with no pressure of immediately playing on varsity while waiting for his body to mature.
From Los Angeles Times
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