get on at

verb

To scold, to criticize, to complain directly to.

“She did keep getting on at him a lot.”

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Meanings

verbget on at (third-person singular simple present gets on at, present participle getting on at, simple past and past participle got on at)

present singular third person gets on at · participle present getting on at · participle past got on at · past got on at

  1. UKTo scold, to criticize, to complain directly to.

    She did keep getting on at him a lot.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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