get down on

verb

To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

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Meanings

verbget down on (third-person singular simple present gets down on, present participle getting down on, simple past got down on, past participle (US) gotten down on or (UK) got down on)

present singular third person gets down on · participle present getting down on · past got down on · US participle past gotten down on · UK participle past got down on

  1. literallyTo come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.
  2. AustraliaNew ZealandslangTo acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something).
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APA

get down on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20on

MLA

“get down on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get down on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20on.

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