get on to/onto sth
(PERSON) UK — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
› to speak or write to a person or organization because you want them or it to help you in some way: Did you remember to get on to the plumber about the shower?Communicating and keeping in touch
(Definition of get on to/onto sth (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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get on phrasal verb (RELATIONSHIP)
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get on the right/wrong side of sb idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- ahold adverb
- approach noun (COMMUNICATION)
- call sb back phrasal verb
- call sb up phrasal verb (PHONE)
- call verb (PHONE)
- contact noun (COMMUNICATION)
- correspond verb (WRITE)
- correspondence noun (WRITING)
- give sb a bell idiom
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hear sth of sb phrasal verb
- interactive adjective
- interface verb
- liaison noun (LINK BETWEEN)
- one-to-one adjective (TWO PEOPLE)
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- reach verb (COMMUNICATE)
- ring verb (PHONE)
- tinkle noun (PHONE CALL)
- write verb
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