Descend; bring down; also, swallow. For example, He's getting down from the ladder , or Can you get the cat down from the tree? or I can't seem to get this pill down . [Late 1500s]

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get down to . Give one's attention to, as in Let's get down to work , or It's time we got down to business . [Late 1800s] For the most important variants, see under get down to brass tacks .

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get down on . See down on .

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get someone down . Discourage or depress someone. For example, Don't let Mary's troubles get you down , or Day after day of rain really gets me down . [c. 1930]

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Describe in writing, as in Can you get down all he's saying?

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Lose one's inhibitions, enjoy oneself fully. For example, At our reunion we got down with all our old friends . Slang

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