GET ON


Meaning of GET ON in English

I. phrasal

1. : to produce an unfortunate effect on : upset

the noise got on my nerves

2. : to criticize insistently

the fans got on him for losing the game

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1816

1. : get along

was getting on in years

got on well with the boss

get on with the game

2. : to gain knowledge or understanding

got on to the racket

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.