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getting someone for a Tartar

getting someone for a Tartar is the present participle and gerund 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 getting someone for a Tartar

What is getting someone for a Tartar the present participle and gerund of?
Getting someone for a Tartar is the present participle and gerund of get someone for a Tartar.

Words near getting someone for a Tartar in the dictionary

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

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