get someone at it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

To have someone on, make fun of someone.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đùa với, trêu chọc ai

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

You see I did this on perpose(sic) just to get her at it.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To get someone in a cycle of pointless iterations.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm cho ai đó rơi vào vòng lặp vô nghĩa

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 someone at it” mean?

To have someone on, make fun of someone.

Is “get someone at it” formal or informal?

get someone at it is generally slang.