get back

verb

1. tr to recover or retrieve
2. introften foll byto to return, esp to a former position or activity

   let's get back to the original question

3. intrfoll byat to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on)
4. get one's own back informal.
   to obtain one's revenge

Example Sentences

“Yeah, he’s got to do a lot more things to really get back on the floor,” Lue said.

From Los Angeles Times

She was standing up for a friend who had wanted to get back her teddy bear from him, the jury has been told.

From BBC

Early next year, Entsminger said, “the states need to get back to work and start forging a solution.”

From Los Angeles Times

A 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while standing up for a friend who had wanted to get back her teddy bear from her ex-boyfriend, a court has heard.

From BBC

“We have that. We just kind of broke that. But I think we can get back easily. So we got to focus on that.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• come back
• come home
• revert