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Definition of get on to phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get on to

phrasal verb
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get on to somebody
  1. to contact somebody by phone, letter or email
    • The heating isn't working; I'll get on to the landlord about it.
  2. to become aware of somebody’s activities, especially when they have been doing something bad or illegal
    • He had been stealing money from the company for years before they got on to him.
get on to something
  1. to begin to talk about a new subject
    • It's time we got on to the question of costs.
See get on to in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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