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get down on

get down on verb: to come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

Verb

get down on (third-person singular simple present gets down on, present participle getting down on, simple past got down on, past participle (US) gotten down on or (UK) got down on)

  1. (literally) To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something).

Forms of get down on

third-person singular presentgets down on
present participlegetting down on
pastgot down on
past participle USgotten down on
past participle UKgot down on

Questions about get down on

What does get down on mean?
Get down on means to come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.
What part of speech is get down on?
Get down on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get down on?
The past tense of get down on is got down on.

Words near get down on in the dictionary

  1. get by with
  2. get changed
  3. get cold feet
  4. get cracking
  5. get down
  6. get down on
  7. get down to
  8. get down to bedrock
  9. get down to brass nails
  10. get down to brass tacks
  11. get down to business

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