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get your own back (on somebody) — get your ˈown back (on sb) idiom (informal) to do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; to get ↑revenge • I ll get my own back on him one day, I swear! Main entry: ↑ownidiom … Useful english dictionary
get off somebody's back — get off sb s ˈback idiom (informal) to stop annoying sb, for example by criticizing them, or asking them to do sth • Just get off my back, will you! Main entry: ↑backidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody's back up — get/put sb s ˈback up idiom (informal) to annoy sb • That sort of attitude really gets my back up! Main entry: ↑backidiom … Useful english dictionary
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
get over — verb 1. travel across or pass over (Freq. 4) The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day • Syn: ↑traverse, ↑track, ↑cover, ↑cross, ↑pass over, ↑get across, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get well — verb improve in health He got well fast • Syn: ↑get over, ↑bounce back • Ant: ↑get worse • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Back In... — Back In... is a retrospective documentary series currently broadcasting on the Canadian music video channel MuchMoreMusic. The series also airs on Star! and some Citytv stations. 20 episodes have been broadcast, each profiled by a different year … Wikipedia
get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 … Financial and business terms
get back together (with somebody) — ˌget back toˈgether (with sb) derived to start a relationship with sb again, especially a romantic relationship, after having finished a previous relationship with the same person • I just got back together with my ex girlfriend. • Is it true… … Useful english dictionary
get back at somebody — ˌget ˈback at sb derived (informal) to do sth bad to sb who has done sth bad to you; to get ↑revenge on sb • I ll find a way of getting back at him! Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
