Not get to get
"So not only does Donald Trump not get to get out of this lawsuit, but their argument as to why he can't even be sued for this for the first place has been thrown out of court."
(From a YouTube video.)
What does the catenative construction "not get to get out of this lawsuit" mean in the sentence above?
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to get to (do something) is to have the opportunity to do it. To a child: If you don't finish your peas, you don't get to have ice cream for dessert . to get out of (something) is to escape the obligation to do it.
- to get to (do something) is to have the opportunity to do it.
- To a child: If you don't finish your peas, you don't get to have ice cream for dessert .
- to get out of (something) is to escape the obligation to do it.
- I wish I could get out of my dental appointment this afternoon.
- I hate going to the dentist .
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to get to (do something) is to have the opportunity to do it.
To a child:
If you don't finish your peas, you don't get to have ice cream for dessert.
to get out of (something) is to escape the obligation to do it.
I wish I could get out of my dental appointment this afternoon. I hate going to the dentist.
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