get\ onto

get\ onto
• get on(to)
v informal
1. To speak to (someone) roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold.

Mrs. Thompson got on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean.

The fans got on the new shortstop after he made several errors.

Syn.: jump on
2. See: get along
3. To grow older.

Work seems harder these days; I'm getting on, you know.


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