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gets down on

gets down on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down on.

Meaning of get down on

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).

Questions about gets down on

What is gets down on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets down on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down on.

Words near gets down on in the dictionary

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

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