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[get on the ball]

See: [ON THE BALL].

[get on the bandwagon]

See: [JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON].

[get on the good side of]

See: [ON THE GOOD SIDE OF].

[get on the stick]  {v. phr.},  {slang},  {informal}

To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously.

All right, man, let's get on the stick!

Compare: [ON THE BALL], [GET OFF ONE'S TAIL].

[get on to one]  {v. phr.}

To figure someone out; understand what someone else is up to.

[get one down]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement.

Low grades are getting Helen down.

Three straight losses got the team down.

2. To swallow; digest.

* /The medicine was so bitter I  […]

[get one wrong]  {v. phr.}

To misinterpret; misunderstand another.

[get one's back up]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To become or make angry or stubborn.

Fred got his back up when I said he was wrong.

[get one's brains fried]  {v. phr.},  {slang},  {also used colloquially}

1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time.

Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long — they'll get their brains fried.

2. To  […]

[get one's dander up] or [get one's Irish up]  {v. phr.}

To become or make angry.

The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store.

The children get the teacher's dander up when they make a lot of noise.

Compare: [BLOW A FUSE].