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Значение идиомы get on
[get on] or [get onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To speak to roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold.
Mrs. Thompsongot on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean.
The fans goton the new shortstop after he made several errors.
Syn.: JUMP ON. 2.See: GET ALONG. 3. To grow older.
Work seems harder these days; I’mgetting on, you know.
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