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Mike2015 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
She gets that a lot
Dear all,
In the TV show (how I met your mother)
Lilly and her friend Robbin went to a bar to hang out. A few hours afterwards;
Lilly and her husband Marshall talked on the phone.
Lilly: you're going to phili? Why?
Marshall: I didn't ask
Lilly: it sounds like you're having more fun than I am. I'm just talking to guy's backs while they hit on Robin.
Marshall: Well, yeah, I bet she "gets that a lot."
What does "gets that a lot" mean?
Much obliged in advance.
In the TV show (how I met your mother)
Lilly and her friend Robbin went to a bar to hang out. A few hours afterwards;
Lilly and her husband Marshall talked on the phone.
Lilly: you're going to phili? Why?
Marshall: I didn't ask
Lilly: it sounds like you're having more fun than I am. I'm just talking to guy's backs while they hit on Robin.
Marshall: Well, yeah, I bet she "gets that a lot."
What does "gets that a lot" mean?
Much obliged in advance.
Top answer
She often has guys hitting on her.
- She often has guys hitting on her.
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Thanks a million for your fast reply.
Is it a common use?
Will the meaning change if I say this in past tense as in;
When she was young, she "got it a lot."
Is it a common use?
Will the meaning change if I say this in past tense as in;
When she was young, she "got it a lot."
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It is a fairly common phrase. Also "get this/that a lot". The expression can be used in the past tense with the same meaning.
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Sorry, one more question:
you mean is it wrong to use it in past tense? As in:
"She got it a lot when she was young"
you mean is it wrong to use it in past tense? As in:
"She got it a lot when she was young"
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Mike2015you mean is it wrong to use it in past tense?I think you misread what I wrote. I said "The expression can be used in the past tense with the same meaning."
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Mike2015What does "gets that a lot" mean?It's something that often happens to her.
— People are always telling Tim that he should lose weight.
— Yes. He gets that a lot. (It happens to him a lot.)
CJ
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Thanks a bunch for your help.
Actually your definition made me realize that this expression is not a specific one and we can use it in different ways.
I'd highly appreciate it if you make one or two examples to clarify it further.
Actually your definition made me realize that this expression is not a specific one and we can use it in different ways.
I'd highly appreciate it if you make one or two examples to clarify it further.
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— The boss just reprimanded Jerry for being late again.
— I'm not surprised. He gets that a lot.
— You know what? I just realized. You look a lot like Bradley Cooper.
— Yeah. I get that a lot.
CJ
— I'm not surprised. He gets that a lot.
— You know what? I just realized. You look a lot like Bradley Cooper.
— Yeah. I get that a lot.
CJ
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