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hiromichi
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 1380
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:49 am Post subject: get to |
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What does "had gotten to" mean in a paragraph below?
Mr. Trump has been consistent in some respects. In his CBS interview, he delivered yet another broadside against prominent veterans of the intelligence community, referring to a former director of the C.I.A., John O. Brennan, as a “total lowlife,” and suggesting that someone had gotten to James R. Clapper, a former director of national intelligence. _________________ Hiromichi |
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I think in this case it means someone had influenced him in some way to make him think a certain way.
The dictionary says one meaning of "get to" is "To confront someone, typically someone inaccessible, in order to influence them illegally, such as through bribery or threats. ..." so I think it's related to that meaning. |
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hiromichi
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Lorikeet,
I see. Thank you very much. _________________ Hiromichi |
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