get at
to gain access to: the dog could not get at the meat on the high shelf
to mean or intend: what are you getting at when you look at me like that?
to irritate or annoy persistently; criticize: she is always getting at him
to influence or seek to influence, esp illegally by bribery, intimidation, etc: someone had got at the witness before the trial
Words Nearby get at
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How to use get at in a sentence
I had never even wished to do so, any more than one wishes to handle the moon or stars or any other un-get-at-able objects.
Grandmother Dear | Mrs. MolesworthThe defect is it is really oil the river, not on the sea, but the neighbouring bays are so get-at-able we have settled here.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books | Horatia K. F. EdenHe needs a mother who can talk with him and answer his questions, who is not stern and severe, but responsive and get-at-able.
Rosemary and Rue | AmberThe Purple Cliff Brake is one of the plants that rejoice in un-get-at-able and perilous situations.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsThey were more easily negotiated and less traceable than English banknotes, and they were more get-at-able.
Jack O' Judgment | Edgar Wallace
Other Idioms and Phrases with get at
Touch, reach successfully, as in Mom hid the peanut butter so we couldn't get at it. [Late 1700s]
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