get ideas

verb

To get the inspiration or temptation to do something unwise.

“I just recounted a few silly stories from high school, but don't get any ideas!”

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Meanings

verbget ideas (third-person singular simple present gets ideas, present participle getting ideas, simple past got ideas, past participle gotten ideas or got ideas)

present singular third person gets ideas · participle present getting ideas · past got ideas · participle past gotten ideas · participle past got ideas

  1. informalTo get the inspiration or temptation to do something unwise.

    I just recounted a few silly stories from high school, but don't get any ideas!

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APA

get ideas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ideas

MLA

“get ideas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ideas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get ideas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ideas.

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