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To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts
“If somebody were to insult me and call me crazy, I feel like that would really get at me.”
Present participle for to acquire or gain possession of (something)
“In her view, one way to get at success is to define it in terms of what the patient wants from treatment and what the therapist wants.”
Present participle for to reach or gain access to something
“It was possible to actually reach in and get at the components of your engine.”
Present participle for to intent to mean, sometimes indirectly
“What exactly were you trying to get at when you scratched your nose and winked?”
(British, informal) Present participle for to harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly
“Keane has improved his aggression in the past few seasons, and I think that is one thing critics can not get at him for.”
(British, informal) Present participle for to bribe or unfairly influence someone
“It occurs to me that any of those seven judges could have been got at.”
Present participle for to determine or dictate
Present participle for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment
Present participle for to be impossible to understand
Present participle for to search for something, typically information
Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for
Present participle for to discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation
Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
Present participle for to physically attack violently
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