Get another kick at the cat
verb phrase
To have another chance: an attorney could lose one trial strategy, then present a new one to ”get another kick at the cat” (1980s+)
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- Get a rise out of someone
verb phrase To get a response from someone, esp a warm or angry one: His limp joke got a rise and some projectiles out of the crowd [1886+; fr the rising, the appearance, of a fish or other quarry]
- Get a room
verb phrase a request for a public display of affection to be taken to a private location Usage Note slang sentence A request for a public display of affection to be taken to a private location: Quit making out and get a room
- Get around someone
verb phrase To persuade or fool someone, often with an illicit motive: Somehow she managed to get around the jury (1891+)
- Get-at-able
adjective 1. (informal) accessible
- Get a thing about
see: have a thing about