get at

Meaning

1. To manage to gain access to.
2. To understand or ascertain by investigation.
3. To mean, signify, imply.
4. To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
5. To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
6. To begin working on or dealing with.
7. (slang) To contact someone.
8. (slang) To tease (someone).

Synonyms

be at

get to

access

rag

reach

annoy

chafe

bother

nark

nettle

come at

irritate

rile

vex

devil

gravel

approach

drive at

come to

meddle with

mean

arrive

drub

enter

extend to

get after

get through

grasp

growl

haze

imply

interfere with

inveigh

judge

🧑‍⚖️

jump on

mag

🔍

miscall

nag

objurgate

obtain

rail

revile

roll up

row

scold

scorch

signify

skin

slang

snipe

strafe

swear

swear at

take apart

tee off

throw up

throw mud at

give someone hell

whip

worry

comb down

come down on

find fault with

hint at

inveigh against

lay someone out

let into

rail against

abuse

be down on

be on at

bum-rap

call over the coals

go on at

rip into

scold for

give somebody hell

slangwhang

yaff

blast on someone

chew somebody's ass out

get on somebody's ass

lay out someone

sling mud at

сall names

go off at smb.

give fits

bust chops

give somebody shit

trash someone

cut a beef

utter imprecations

tell someone Off

claw away

deal it out

go crook

ass-kick

let go with

give someone a tongue-lashing

ballock somebody

bollock somebody

give curry

ride a pony

slap someone's wrist

attain

badger

🦡

ban

bawl out

be after

berate

blast

blow

blow up

bring up

bug

🐛

bullyrag

call down

cant

chastise

chide

clobber

comb

come in

condemn

darn