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Fraserpan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

get at & get back with somebody?

What do these phrases mean? Thanks!

1. (MAN) It's so noisy that I can't work.
(WOMAN) That's exactly what I'm getting at.
2. to get back with somebody
  

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1. (MAN) It's so noisy that I can't work. (WOMAN) That's exactly what I'm getting at .

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  • (MAN) It's so noisy that I can't work.
  • (WOMAN) That's exactly what I'm getting at .
  • That's what I mean, that's the point I'm trying to make 2.
  • to get back with somebody It COULD mean to reunite in a romantic relationship (I hear Laura is back with Stewart) or it COULD mean connect with in a conversation, phone call, whatever.
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1. (MAN) It's so noisy that I can't work.
(WOMAN) That's exactly what I'm getting at. That's what I mean, that's the point I'm trying to make
2. to get back with somebody It COULD mean to reunite in a romantic relationship (I hear Laura is back with Stewart) or

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