get one down
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His breaking ball, he couldn't get in the dirt when he wanted to get one down.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2011
“Should I get one down for Annie?” he asked.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
I counted to one hundred as I rocked, contriving the patience to get one down in order to take up another.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
He wanted a rifle badly, but they all rested on one pair of hooks, and he was afraid that he could not get one down 204without making a racket.
From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by Graydon, William Murray
If he struggled out of the drenched blankets and sat up, he was bound to get one down the back of his neck.
From Roughing It, Part 2. by Twain, Mark
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