get+used+to
11get into the swing (of something) — informal phrase to become used to a new situation and to feel confident that you can deal with it I’ve been here a week, and I’m only just beginning to get into the swing of things. Thesaurus: to become familiar with a new situation or way of… …
12get your sea legs — get (your) sea legs to get used to a new situation. After graduating from college he went to Chicago to get his sea legs by working in radio. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of getting used to being on a moving ship …
13get sea legs — get (your) sea legs to get used to a new situation. After graduating from college he went to Chicago to get his sea legs by working in radio. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of getting used to being on a moving ship …
14get into the swing of things — get (back) into the swing of things informal get used to (or return to) being easy and relaxed about an activity or routine one is engaged in …
15get in the swing (of something) — get in/into the ˈswing (of sth) idiom (informal) to get used to an activity or a situation and become fully involved in it • I ve only been here a week so I haven t got into the swing of things yet. Main entry: ↑swingidiom …
16used — I MODAL USES AND PHRASES ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːst[/t]] in used 1, and [[t]ju͟ːzd[/t]] in used 2.) 1) PHR MODAL If something used to be done or used to be the case, it was done regularly in the past or was the case in the past. People used to… …
17used to */*/*/ — I UK [ˈjuːst tuː] / US [ˈjust tu] modal verb Summary: Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a… …
18used to — adjective in the habit (Freq. 13) I am used to hitchhiking you ll get used to the idea ...was wont to complain that this is a cold world Henry David Thoreau • Syn: ↑wont to • Similar to: ↑accustomed …
19used — I /ju:st/ adj. (cannot stand alone) accustomed to be; get used to (she is used to working hard; to get used to hard work) II /ju:zd/ adj. employed used for (this machine is used for making copies) * * * [juːzd] get used to (she is used to working …
20get — In Scotland and the north of England this is a dialectal word for a child, but it is always used contemptuously. The word is connected with the verb ‘to beget’; the child has been ‘get’, or ‘begotten’. ‘You havering slavering get’ is used by… …
