get down on

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trở nên chống đối với điều gì

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Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thu được hoặc chiếm đoạt, thường là bất hợp pháp

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “get down on” mean?

To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

Is “get down on” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.