"get down on" meaning in All languages combined

See get down on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gets down on [present, singular, third-person], getting down on [participle, present], got down on [past], gotten down on [US, participle, past], got down on [UK, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten􂀿US􂁀:got􂀿UK􂁀> down on}} get down on (third-person singular simple present gets down on, present participle getting down on, simple past got down on, past participle (US) gotten down on or (UK) got down on)
  1. (literally) To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-get_down_on-en-verb-uGwHVwYl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 72 28 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something). Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-get_down_on-en-verb-dY5NeyYF Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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        "(literally) To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something."
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        "To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something)."
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        "(slang, Australia, New Zealand) To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something)."
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