get down
Example Sentences
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Jonah jerked the closet door open; he got down on his hands and knees and looked under the bed.
From Literature
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So when I got down on one knee I said, 'there's something in that song I'm going to put right'.
From BBC
Just more incentive to get down the hill as quickly as possible.
From Los Angeles Times
Kelly used phrases like "mummy's going to help you get down" instead of telling her son not to jump down.
From BBC
After a romantic ride through chic neighbourhoods, Castel got down on one knee as a violinist played with the twinkling Eiffel Tower in the background.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.