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To acquire or gain possession of (something)

To reach or gain access to something

To intent to mean, sometimes indirectly

To irritate or annoy someone

(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly

(British, informal) To bribe or unfairly influence someone

To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

To determine or dictate

Discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation

To be impossible to understand

To criticize or point out the mistakes or weaknesses in

To physically attack violently

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To acquire or gain possession of (something)

annexes^US

realizes^US

realises^UK

comes into possession of

fulfils^UK

fulfills^US

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“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.”

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To reach or gain access to something

“It was possible to actually reach in and get at the components of your engine.”

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To intent to mean, sometimes indirectly

symbolizes^US

symbolises^UK

makes a reference to the fact

gives someone to believe

gives someone to understand

points in direction of

calls to mind

puts someone in mind of

rumors^US

rumours^UK

gives someone an inkling of

tips someone the wink about

makes reference to the fact

conveys the impression

makes somebody believe

makes a passing reference

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“What exactly were you trying to get at when you scratched your nose and winked?”

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To irritate or annoy someone

gets up someone's nose

rubs up the wrong way

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

makes someone see red

makes your blood boil

drives round the bend

puts your back up

hacks you off

makes somebody's hackles rise

tries the patience of

makes waves

works on

ruffles one's feathers

rubs the wrong way

gives someone the pip

drives to distraction

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

gives someone the hump

gives someone grief

rattles someone's cage

sets one's teeth on edge

works up

pushes someon's buttons

runs up the wrong way

scandalises^UK

scandalizes^US

drives you up the wall

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

makes cross

henpecks

asks for it

drives round the twist

heats up

hits where one lives

puts someone's nose out of joint

breathes down someone's neck

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

terrorizes^US

criticizes^US

terrorises^UK

criticises^UK

makes it hot for someone

makes things hot for someone

takes the mickey

gets your hackles up

eats away at

takes the piss out of

belabours^UK

belabors^US

appals^UK

gets on the nerves of

rubs you up the wrong way

gets on the wrong side of

makes an enemy of somebody

appalls^US

brings pressure to bear on

tyrannizes^US

sticks the knife into

tyrannises^UK

drives you round the twist

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you round the bend

possesses

drives you to distraction

shatters

drives you off your head

drives you out of your mind

pushes the buttons of

satirizes^US

busts someone's balls

satirises^UK

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“If somebody were to insult me and call me crazy, I feel like that would really get at me.”

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(British, informal) 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.”

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(British, informal) To bribe or unfairly influence someone

“It occurs to me that any of those seven judges could have been got at.”

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To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

takes the piss out of

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To determine or dictate

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Discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation

localizes^US

localises^UK

recognizes^US

realizes^US

gets wind of the fact

wises up to

thinks of

realises^UK

gets on to

gets wise to the fact

recognises^UK

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To be impossible to understand

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To criticize or point out the mistakes or weaknesses in

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

passes strictures upon

pummels^US

does a hatchet job on

laughs at

drags through the mud

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To physically attack violently

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