get one down
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“Should I get one down for Annie?” he asked.
From Literature
I counted to one hundred as I rocked, contriving the patience to get one down in order to take up another.
From Literature
“I felt like if he threw a strike, I could get one down in a good spot and was able to do it. He took second on Javier Baez’s single to left, and Willson Contreras followed with a single to nearly the same spot in shallow left, scoring Zobrist. Baez moved up to third and Contreras took second on left fielder Andrew Toles’ errant throw to the plate that skidded all the way to the backstop.
From Washington Times
When I asked the employee there to help me get one down from the shelves, we found that the display grill was the last one left.
From US News
"We're trying to keep our head up and see if we can get one down in Oregon."
From Seattle Times
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