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got on at

got on at is the simple past and past participle of get on at.

Meaning of get on at

Verb

get on at (third-person singular simple present gets on at, present participle getting on at, simple past and past participle got on at)

  1. (UK) To scold, to criticize, to complain directly to.
    • She did keep getting on at him a lot.

Questions about got on at

What is got on at the simple past and past participle of?
Got on at is the simple past and past participle of get on at.

Words near got on at in the dictionary

  1. got off the ground
  2. got off the mark
  3. got off the nut
  4. got off with
  5. got on
  6. got on at
  7. got on like a house on fire
  8. got on someone's bad side
  9. got on someone's case
  10. got on someone's grill
  11. got on someone's last nerve

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