Get It (Verb)
Meaning 1
Receive punishment; "You are going to get it!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Your misbehavior is going to catch up with you, you're going to get it.
- You're going down for lying to your mom, just you wait and get it.
- The kid got a detention for driving recklessly and a lecture, boy is he going to get it when his dad finds out.
- If he continues to insult the teacher, the student is going to get it.
- Her antics have pushed her sister to the edge - she is really going to get it.
Meaning 2
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- It took a few minutes to set up the new phone but after talking to the customer service I think I get it now.
- He didn't get it at first but after watching the explanation video multiple times he finally understood the math problem.
- It took her a while to get it but eventually she could solve the puzzle and unlock the next level.
- They didn't get it at first because the instructions were vague but after practicing they finally grasped the new concept.
- She didn't get it when her friends were making jokes about the video but after watching it a few times she finally laughed along with them.