getting physical

Verb

get physical (third-person singular simple present gets physical, present participle getting physical, simple past got physical, past participle (UK) got physical or (US) gotten physical)

1. (literally) To begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).

   Synonyms:

   fight

2. (figuratively, slang) To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
   • Let's get physical, physical / I wanna get physical / Let's get into physical / Let me hear your body talk, your body talk1981, “Physical”, in Physical, performed by Olivia Newton-John

   Synonyms:

   have sex, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations