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get at

verb

to gain access to
the dog could not get at the meat on the high shelf
to mean or intend
what are you getting at when you look at me like that?
to irritate or annoy persistently; criticize
she is always getting at him
to influence or seek to influence, esp illegally by bribery, intimidation, etc
someone had got at the witness before the trial

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“Now we’re basically the same size as China, depending on how you look at it. So this gets at the core of American power.”

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There’s also a threatening aspect to that sunniness that I think you’re getting at — the opposite of the trope of darkness representing difficulty.

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So, obviously being the optimistic Everton fan that I am, I am going to go for the same result we got at Goodison.

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“I am hoping to get at least a million,” Sidhu said.

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When people look around and see that the Dream has been denied to themselves or their neighbors, that’s what they’re getting at, the denial of the dignity of equality.

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