get right
Understand accurately or do correctly, as in If I get it right, you're not leaving until tomorrow, or The faucet works perfectly; the plumber finally got it right. [First half of 1900s]
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get physical, get ready, get real, get religion, get rid of, get right, get rolling, get round, get set, get sick, get someone's back up
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