get (something) to go

1. To request that one's food or beverage be packaged so that one is able to take it away from the restaurant. Hi there, I'd like a tall latte please. Oh, and I'll get it to go. We offer a dine-in service, but many of our customers prefer to get their meals to go. A: "I just don't feel like eating out." B: "OK, so I'll get our order to go."

2. informal To cause or compel something to begin working. The engine on this old car is really touchy. Only my grandpa knew how to get it to go. A: "There you go, your computer's working again now." B: "Fantastic, I thought for sure it was dead. How'd you get it to go?" That blender's an oldie, so just smack it a few times, and you'll get it to go.