get on

get someone on(to) someone or something

to assign someone to attend to someone or something. Get someone onto the injured man in the hall right now. Get someone on the telephone switchboard at once!

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get on (in years)

to grow older; to be aged. Aunt Mat-tie is getting on in years. They were both getting on in years.

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get on (with someone) and get along (with someone)

to be friends with someone; to have a good relationship with someone. (The friendship is always assumed to be good unless it is stated to be otherwise.) How do you get on with John? I get along with John just fine. We get along.

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get on (without someone or something)

to survive and carry on without someone or something. I think we can get on without bread for a day or two. Can you get on without your secretary for a while?

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get on someone

Fig. to pester someone (about something); to pressure someone. John is supposed to empty the trash every day. He didn't do it, so I will have to get on him. It's time to get on Bill about his homework. He's falling behind.

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get on(to) someone (about something)

Fig. to remind someone about something. I'll have to get onto Sarah about the deadline. I'll get on Gerald right away.

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