be determined to get

be determined to get
index pursue (strive to gain)

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  • get your own back — british informal phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: own * * * get your own …   Useful english dictionary

  • get your day in court — get/have (your) day in court American & Australian to get an opportunity to give your opinion on something or to explain your actions after they have been criticized. She was fiercely determined to get her day in court and the TV interview would… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get day in court — get/have (your) day in court American & Australian to get an opportunity to give your opinion on something or to explain your actions after they have been criticized. She was fiercely determined to get her day in court and the TV interview would… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get to the bottom of something — phrase to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation She was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: bottom * * * get to the bottom of sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get your own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get back into shape —    To get yourself back into shape, you need to take exercise in order to become fit and healthy again.     She booked into gym classes, determined to get back into shape …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get ahead — phrasal to achieve success < determined to get ahead in life > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • get to the bottom of something — to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation She was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong …   English dictionary

  • get your own back — British informal to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back …   English dictionary

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