get at somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ get )
1 . CRITICIZE to keep criticizing someone in an unkind way:
Why is he always getting at me?
He felt he was being got at by the other students.
2 . be getting at something to be trying to say something in a way that is difficult for other people to understand:
What are you getting at, Helen?
Do you see the point I’m getting at?
3 . REACH to be able to reach something:
We had to move the washing machine out to get at the wiring behind it.
4 . INFORMATION to discover information, especially the truth about a situation:
I was determined to get at the truth.
5 . THREATEN informal to use threats to influence the decision of people who are involved in a court case:
Do you think some of the jury have been got at?