# get started

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-started
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.

## Examples

- 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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