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get someone for a Tartar

get someone for a Tartar verb: synonym of catch a Tartar (“to discover that someone is stronger than expected”).

Verb

get someone for a Tartar (third-person singular simple present gets someone for a Tartar, present participle getting someone for a Tartar, simple past got someone for a Tartar, past participle (UK) got someone for a Tartar or (US) gotten someone for a Tartar)

  1. Synonym of catch a Tartar (“to discover that someone is stronger than expected”).
    Synonyms:
    catch a Tartar

Synonyms of get someone for a Tartar

Forms of get someone for a Tartar

third-person singular presentgets someone for a Tartar
present participlegetting someone for a Tartar
pastgot someone for a Tartar
past participle UKgot someone for a Tartar
past participle USgotten someone for a Tartar

Questions about get someone for a Tartar

What does get someone for a Tartar mean?
Get someone for a Tartar means synonym of catch a Tartar (“to discover that someone is stronger than expected”).
What part of speech is get someone for a Tartar?
Get someone for a Tartar is a verb.
What is the past tense of get someone for a Tartar?
The past tense of get someone for a Tartar is got someone for a Tartar.

Words near get someone for a Tartar in the dictionary

  1. get screwed
  2. get sick
  3. get some
  4. get some air
  5. get someone at it
  6. get someone for a Tartar
  7. get someone in a line
  8. get someone there
  9. get someone's back
  10. get someone's back up
  11. get someone's dander up

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