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gets someone for a Tartar

gets someone for a Tartar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get someone for a Tartar.

Meaning of get someone for a Tartar

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

Questions about gets someone for a Tartar

What is gets someone for a Tartar the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets someone for a Tartar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get someone for a Tartar.

Words near gets someone for a Tartar in the dictionary

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

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