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getting it how one lives

getting it how one lives is the present participle and gerund of get it how one lives.

Meaning of get it how one lives

Verb

get it how one lives (third-person singular simple present gets it how one lives, present participle getting it how one lives, simple past got it how one lived, past participle got it how one lived or gotten it how one lived)

  1. (idiomatic, African-American Vernacular) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.

Questions about getting it how one lives

What is getting it how one lives the present participle and gerund of?
Getting it how one lives is the present participle and gerund of get it how one lives.

Words near getting it how one lives in the dictionary

  1. getting into the act
  2. getting into the wrong hands
  3. getting into trouble
  4. getting it
  5. getting it how one gets it
  6. getting it how one lives
  7. getting it how one lives it
  8. getting it in
  9. getting it in the neck
  10. getting it on
  11. getting it together

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