"get into it" meaning in All languages combined

See get into it on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gets into it [present, singular, third-person], getting into it [participle, present], got into it [past], got into it [UK, participle, past], gotten into it [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀>}} get into it (third-person singular simple present gets into it, present participle getting into it, simple past got into it, past participle (UK) got into it or (US) gotten into it)
  1. (slang, US) To fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation. Tags: US, slang

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
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        "To fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation."
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