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Itasan
Joined: 05 Nov 2003
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Location: Yokohama, Japan
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 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: we were getting to him |
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"He started crying -- we were getting to him."
I wonder what we were acutally doing.
What does 'get to' mean in this case?
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eslweb
Joined: 31 May 2006
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Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:39 am Post subject: Bullying |
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Itasan,
I can think of two scenarios, either:
1. They were bullying him.
2. They wanted to make him feel guilty.
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BradC
Joined: 28 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| In this case, "getting to him" means they found the key to making him upset. If, for example, someone thinks he is very intelligent, you would "get to him" by showing him he is not as smart as he thinks he is. |
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