get (one's)



get (one's)

1. To receive the due punishment (for something) that one deserves. Don't worry about those stool pigeons, we'll make sure they get theirs when the time is right. She cheated off me during the test? Oh, she'll get hers, alright!
2. To become wealthy or financially successful. After growing up in poverty, Jim was determined to get his no matter what it took.
See also: get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ApolÓNiaə-poo-LAW-nyəPortuguese
Harley['hɑ:li]
Fedelm-Irish Mythology
Shockley['ʃɔkli]
Eliphaleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical
Akinyi-Eastern African, Luo