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get someone in(to) something

 

1. Lit. to manage to put someone into a confining area or into clothing. I couldn't get Billy into his boots!

2. Fig. to manage to get someone enrolled into a school, club, organization, class, etc.; to manage to get someone accepted into something. Somehow, we managed to get Jody into a fine private school. We got her in the group at last! Well, I managed to get myself into the class I wanted.

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get someone or something in(to) something

 and get someone or something in

to manage to fit someone or something into something. I will try to get you into the beginning of the line. The key is bent, but I think I can get it in. He struggled to get in the key.

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get something in(to) someone

to make something enter someone or something. Get that morphine into her before she goes into shock. Let's get some food into him. He looks starved.

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get something in(to) something

to manage to put something into something. I got the notice into tomorrow's newspaper. I will get the replacement battery into the car right away.

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manage with someone or something

to do as well as possible with only someone or something (less than one had hoped for). We wanted Kelly to help us, but we will manage with Larry. I am sure we can manage with the money that we have.

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manage without someone or something

to do as well as possible without someone or something. Carla said that she just can't manage without Jerry. We just can't manage without some more money.

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get in

to arrive at a place What time did you say his plane gets in?

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get in something

also get something in

to find time to do something I'd like to get in some skiing while we're in Colorado.

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get in

1. Enter a place, as in We managed to get in just before the doors closed. [First half of 1500s]

2. Arrive, as in We got in late last night. [Early 1600s]

3. Be elected to office or become accepted, as in a club. For example, Marge asked the club if she could get in. The variant get into takes an object, as in Things changed after he got into office. [Late 1500s]

4. Succeed in including, delivering, or finishing something, as in Can you get in that last paragraph? or I hope you'll get it in on time. Also see get in with.

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get in

v.

1. To enter something: Please get in the back seat. We opened the door of the car and got in.

2. To arrive: He got in late last night.

3. To become accepted to some institution, such as a school or club: I applied to cooking school and, fortunately, I got in.

4. To cause someone or something to come to or be admitted to a place: Please get the children in before noon. The standards of the school are high, but your good grades will get you in.

5. To succeed in making or doing something within a restricted period of time: The milk truck got six deliveries in before noon. The postal carrier got in the entire route before 2:00.

6. To attain some condition, especially unwittingly: The hooligans got in trouble for disrupting the picnic.

7. To put something into some condition: We got the car in good condition for the long trip. The runner got in great shape for the marathon.

8. get in on To gain access to or knowledge of something: At the dance club, we got in on the latest dance moves. Everybody wanted to get in on the secret.

9. get in with To become involved with something, especially with some group: She got in with a bad group of people.

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