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get a charge out of

get a charge out of verb: to derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.

Verb

get a charge out of (third-person singular simple present gets a charge out of, present participle getting a charge out of, simple past got a charge out of, past participle (UK) got a charge out of or (US) gotten a charge out of)

  1. (idiomatic) To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.
    • Anyway, I used to get a charge out of the writing on the walls in the John.1969, Juliette Lemercier, Justine Lemercier, The Turkish Bath, →ISBN, page 108
    • Even landlubbers who find yacht racing about as exciting as watching grass grow might get a charge out of the litigious storm swirling around the America's Cup.1989 October 2, “Yachting: Courting the America's Cup”, in Time

Synonyms of get a charge out of

Forms of get a charge out of

third-person singular presentgets a charge out of
present participlegetting a charge out of
pastgot a charge out of
past participle UKgot a charge out of
past participle USgotten a charge out of

Origin of get a charge out of

An allusion to feeling the shock of an electric charge.

Questions about get a charge out of

What does get a charge out of mean?
Get a charge out of means to derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.
What part of speech is get a charge out of?
Get a charge out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a charge out of?
The past tense of get a charge out of is got a charge out of.

Words near get a charge out of in the dictionary

  1. get
  2. get 'em stories
  3. get 'em story
  4. get 'er done
  5. get a charge from
  6. get a charge out of
  7. get a clue
  8. get a dog up ya
  9. get a dog up you
  10. get a fix
  11. get a grip

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