Mr. Smith found a way to get at his wife.
•John kept trying to get at his teacher.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get after someone — get after (someone) to criticize what someone does. I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her. Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone s case … New idioms dictionary
get behind someone — get behind (someone/something) to encourage or help someone or something. I can get behind a creative idea and fight for it. Etymology: based on the idea of helping something move forward by pushing it from behind … New idioms dictionary
get onto someone — be/get/onto someone phrase to speak to someone in order to complain or ask something The neighbours have been onto me again about the dogs barking. Get onto the sales department and find out what’s happened. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym … Useful english dictionary
get on someone's wick — (informal) To irritate someone • • • Main Entry: ↑wick * * * get on someone’s wick british very informal phrase to annoy someone Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get up someone's nose — (informal) To annoy, irritate someone • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * get up someone s nose Brit informal : to annoy or irritate (someone) His jokes are really beginning to get up my nose. [=(US) get on my nerves] • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get off someone's back — get off (someone s) back informal get (someone) off (your) back to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. Can t you just get off his back and let him rest for a while? … New idioms dictionary
get off someone's case — get off (someone s) case informal get on (someone s) case to criticize someone in an annoying way for something that they have done. I told him very straightforwardly that the problem had already been dealt with and he was to get off my case. (=… … New idioms dictionary
get off someone’s back — [v] leave alone back off, get off someone’s case, let someone breathe, stop annoying, stop nagging; concepts 30,83 … New thesaurus
get in someone's hair — get in (someone s) hair informal to annoy someone, especially by being near them for a long period. Harry usually keeps the kids occupied so they don t get in my hair while I m cooking … New idioms dictionary
get on someone's wick — get on (someone s) wick British & Australian, informal to annoy someone. She d been asking me questions all day and it was starting to get on my wick … New idioms dictionary
get off someone's case — get off someone’s case usually in imperative spoken phrase to stop criticizing someone Will you get off my case? I’m working as fast as I can. Thesaurus: to stop criticizingsynonym Main entry: case … Useful english dictionary
