"out to get someone" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=out to get someone}} out to get someone (not comparable)
  1. Deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: have it in for someone
    Sense id: en-out_to_get_someone-en-adv-FaHE2oMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "The supervisor keeps telling me off. He’s out to get me."
        },
        {
          "text": "In order to live a happier life, one of the first steps is to realize that the world is not out to get you."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Antonya Nelson, Nothing Right: Short Stories, page 283",
          "text": "\"Why does she think they're out to get her?\"\n\"Because she's a paranoid freak,\" he answered. \"Same reason she wears sunglasses and a hat when she goes out the door, as if that equals a disguise.\"",
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        "Deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person."
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