get started
To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't get him started on his favorite football team.”
“If you ask her about the new office policy, it will get her started on a long rant.”
“One should avoid mentioning the local politics, lest it get the professor started on a lengthy and exhausting lecture.”
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as it gets
As it is possible to be.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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can't get enough
Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
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cat got someone's tongue
Why is someone not saying anything?
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could not get elected dogcatcher
Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.
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don't get someone started
Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.
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fits and starts
Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
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five will get you ten
I strongly believe.
Last updated August 10, 2026