to get it
113
8.2
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
ser reprendido
- You're really gonna get it this time.
Examples
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And if they don't get it, they're going to make you pay.
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Well, you'll get it.
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It's worse when you get it from someone you trust.
Fiction book (1995) -
Don't you idiots get it?
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The fellow has no money, but to get it he would rather steal than work, which he considers unworthy.
Academic text (1999) -
Hey, you'll get it.
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If you don't finish your homework, you're really going to get it from the teacher.
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Many students fear that if they misbehave, they will get it as a punishment.
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After breaking the rules, he knew he would get it from his parents.
Synonyms
∞
4.1
To suffer bad results because of your actions
203
2.7
Face blame or punishment for something you did wrong
139
4.2
Punish someone so they learn not to do it again
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
30
7.8
To deserve punishment because of your actions
13
6.7
To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
3
8.3
To be punished or scolded by someone in charge
1
8.1
To scold or punish someone angrily for something they did wrong
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.7
Get a strong scolding from someone after doing something wrong
To be punished for something you did wrong
Scold a person in front of others for a mistake
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
Scold someone very strongly, often in front of others
To punish or scold someone strongly for making a mistake
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + it
There is a partial compositional link because 'get' can mean 'to suffer/undergo' or 'receive', so 'get' + the pronominal 'it' can be understood as 'receive it' (i.e. receive punishment). However, the pronoun 'it' is semantically empty and the specific sense 'be punished/scolded' is a conversational, context-dependent extension rather than a fully predictable combination, so a B1 learner may not reliably infer this meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Get it comes from the image of receiving something bad: the verb get means to receive, and it is the punishment or scolding you receive. So, to get it can mean 'to be punished' for something you did.