get down

verb

1. intr; also preposition to dismount or descend
2. tr; also preposition to bring down

   we could not get the wardrobe down the stairs

3. tr to write down
4. tr to make depressed

   your nagging gets me down

5. tr to swallow

   he couldn't get the meal down

6. intrfoll byto to attend seriously (to); concentrate (on) (esp in the phrases get down to business or brass tacks )
7. informal.
   intr to enjoy oneself uninhibitedly, esp by dancing

Example Sentences

The first thing I do in the show is get down on my knees.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m still gonna go to community jams. I’m still probably gonna get down and enter a community jam and things like that.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said neighbours had to move a car so the ambulance could get down the street.

From BBC

“So every phone call and door knock matters as we get down to the wire.”

From Los Angeles Times

In her victory speech, Badenoch told members it was "time to tell the truth” and “get down to business".

From BBC

Related Words

• disembark
• get off