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getting down on

getting down on is the present participle and gerund 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 getting down on

What is getting down on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting down on is the present participle and gerund of get down on.

Words near getting down on in the dictionary

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

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