词汇 | get back |
释义 | Idiom get back (to someone) Theme: RESPONSE to continue talking with someone (at a later time); to find out information and tell it to a person (at a later time).I don't have the answer to that question right now. Let me find out and get back to you.Okay. Please try to get back early tomorrow. Idiom get back (at someone) and have back at someone Theme: RECIPROCITY to repay one for a bad deed; to get even (with someone). (Have back at someone is informal or folksy.)Tom called me a jerk, but I'll get back at him.I don't know how I'll get back, but I will.Just wait. I'll have back at you! Phr V get back gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get back to return to a place after you have been somewhere elseWhat time did you get back last night? often + toBy the time we got back to the hotel, Lydia had already left. sometimes + fromThe letter was at home waiting for me when I got back from work. get back sth or get sth back if you get something back, something that you had before is given to you againI wouldn't lend him anything, you'll never get it back. Get back! (always an order) something that you say in order to tell someone to move away from something or someone, usually because there is a dangerGet back, Josh, or you'll get hurt! get sb back informal to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to youI want to get him back for embarrassing me yesterday in front of Robert. get (someone's) backTo be willing and prepared to help or defend someone; to look out for someone in case they need assistance. Don't worry about those thugs, buddy. I'll get your back if they ever come bother you again. You can always rely on your parents to get your back. get someone or something backto receive someone or something back; to recover someone who had been taken away; to recover something that had been taken away. Beth finally got her car back from the service station. She got back her car. get back (to someone) (on something)Fig. to continue talking with someone (at a later time); to find out information and tell it to a person (at a later time). I don't have the answer to that question right now. Let me find out and get back to you. Okay. Please try to get back early tomorrow. get back1. Also get back to. Return to a person, place, or condition. For example, What time will you get back? or I hope he'll get back to the subject of this report. [c. 1600] 2. Recover something, as in When will I get this book back? [c. 1800] get backv. 1. To have something returned to one's possession: I shouldn't have let the dog run away with the ball; now we'll never get it back. Don't give him that box; I'll never get back the books. 2. To return to some place, condition, or activity, or to someone's possession: How will we get back to the city if the road is closed? Let's get back to the subject that we were discussing earlier. 3. To return someone or something: I'll go with you if you can get me back to the office by 2:00. Please get the kids back by lunchtime. 4. To resume doing something: I'll get back to reading this book when my chores are done. 5. To renew a relationship with someone: The drummer got back with the jazz band after a short career as a violinist. A few days after their argument, Pat got back together with Chris. 6. To retaliate or punish someone in return for some wrongdoing: You may have won this fight, but I'll get you back tomorrow! 7. To respond or react to someone, especially in retaliation for some wrongdoing: She wrote a critical article about him, but he got back at her by ignoring it completely. 8. get back into To resume some regular activity, or renew an interest in something, after not having been involved with it for a period of time: I got back into bicycling after many years of doing nothing in my spare time but swim. They got back into rock music after losing interest in jazz. 9. get back to or get back with To make contact with someone or something at a later time: They said they would get back to me once they had decided whether or not they would buy my car. I have to leave right now, but I'll get back with you with a response after lunch. |
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