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Idioms: get into


1.  Become involved in, as in He got into trouble by stealing cars, or I don't want to get into the long history of this problem. [Early 1700s]
2.  Put on clothes, as in Wait till I get into my suit. [Late 1600s]
3.  Take possession of one, cause to act differently or inappropriately, as in You're leaving it to the animal shelter? What has got into you? or I don't know what gets into you children. [Late 1800s]
4.  See be into. Also see subsequent entries beginning with get into.


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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: get involved in or with
  Synonym: tangle with

Meaning #2: to come or go into
  Synonyms: enter, come in, get in, go into, go in, move into

Meaning #3: secure a place in a college, university, etc.
  Synonym: get in

Meaning #4: familiarize oneself thoroughly with

Meaning #5: put clothing on one's body
  Synonyms: wear, put on, don, assume


 
 
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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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