- ˌget sb ˈback
- phrasal verb
to hurt or upset someone because they have hurt or upset you
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ˌget sb ˈback
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get him back — get revenge, get back at Lyle wants to get me back for seeing Betty. He s jealous … English idioms
get your back up — to become angry or annoyed and want to fight or argue He gets his back up and becomes defensive whenever someone questions his work. compare PUT SOMEONE S BACK UP ((BELOW)) • • • Main Entry: ↑back … Useful english dictionary
Get Britain Back — is a British political party which was founded by Rodney Hylton Potts after he won the controversial ITV programme Vote For Me. The party s main platform is strong support for immigration control and withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.… … Wikipedia
Get Him Back — Infobox Single Name = Get Him Back Artist = Fiona Apple from Album = Extraordinary Machine Released = February 6 2006 (U.S.) Format = Radio single Recorded = Phantom Studios, LA and Stanley Studios, Venice, CA Genre = Baroque pop Length = 5:26… … Wikipedia
get something back — RETRIEVE, regain, win back, recover, recoup, reclaim, repossess, recapture, redeem; find (again), trace. → get * * * ˌget sthˈback derived to obtain sth again after having lost it • She s got her old job back. • … Useful english dictionary
get sth back — UK US get sth back Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to be given something again that you had before: »If you re not careful when you invest in some markets, you ll never get your money back … Financial and business terms
ˌget sth ˈback — phrasal verb to receive or have something again after a time when it was taken away from you or lost She left her briefcase on the train and she doesn t know how to get it back.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get/go back to basics — ► to spend time and effort doing the simplest but most important things, especially after an unsuccessful period of time spent doing things that are more complicated but less important: »We need to get back to basics and start delivering on… … Financial and business terms
get/go back to nature — (also return to nature) : to spend time living in a simple way without modern machines, electricity, etc. They went on a camping trip to get back to nature. • • • Main Entry: ↑nature … Useful english dictionary
get/go back to the basics — get/go back to (the) basics : to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food. • • • Main Entry: ↑basic … Useful english dictionary
get/go back to basics — get/go back to (the) basics : to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food. • • • Main Entry: ↑basic … Useful english dictionary
