get at something

(REACH) — phrasal verb with get

/ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past participle gotten /ˈɡɑt·ən/ or got /ɡɑt/)

Definition

› to reach something: I keep cleaning supplies on a high shelf where my three-year-old can’t get at them.

(Definition of get at something (REACH) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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