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  • 11get back in — ˌget ˈback (in) derived (of a political party) to win an election after having lost the previous one Main entry: ↑getderived …

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  • 12Get Back — This article is about the song by The Beatles. For the song by Demi Lovato, see Get Back (Demi Lovato song). Get Back Single by The Beatles with Billy Preston …

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  • 13get back — phrasal verb Word forms get back : present tense I/you/we/they get back he/she/it gets back present participle getting back past tense got back past participle got back 1) [intransitive] to return to a place It s late, I ought to get back. Dad… …

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  • 14get back at — TAKE REVENGE ON, exact/wreak revenge on, avenge oneself on, take vengeance on, get even with, pay back, retaliate on/against, exact retribution on, give someone their just deserts; Brit. informal get one s own back on. → get * * * get back at To… …

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  • 15get back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something gets back to a state they were in before, they are then in that state again. [V P to n] Then life started to get back to normal... [V P to n] I couldn t get back to sleep. [Also V P into n] Syn …

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  • 16get back — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to get revenge ) to get back at; for (we got back at him for his insult) 2) (d; intr.) to get back to ( to resume ) (to get back to work) * * * [ get bæk] for (we got back at him for his insult) (d; intr.) ( to get revenge ) to …

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  • 17get back to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get back to : present tense I/you/we/they get back to he/she/it gets back to present participle getting back to past tense got back to past participle got back to spoken get back to someone to phone, write, or …

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  • 18get back at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get back at : present tense I/you/we/they get back at he/she/it gets back at present participle getting back at past tense got back at past participle got back at get back at someone to do something to hurt or …

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  • 19ˌget ˈback — phrasal verb 1) to return to a place It s late, I ought to get back.[/ex] What time does Sara get back from work?[/ex] 2) to begin doing something again after not doing it for a period of time She was eager to get back to work after she had her… …

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  • 20get back at — {v.}, {informal} To do something bad to (someone who has done something bad to you) hurt in return. * /John played a joke on Henry, and next day Henry got back at him./ * /The elephant waited many years to get back at the man who fed him red… …

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