get into it

verb

To fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation.

“We're finally going to get into it about the policy.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets into it · participle present getting into it · past got into it · UK participle past got into it · US participle past gotten into it

  1. USslangTo fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation.

    We're finally going to get into it about the policy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go at it
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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