get on to/ontosomething
phrasal verbwithgetverbuk/ɡet/us/ɡet/present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
(SUBJECT)
tostarttalkingabout a differentsubject:
How did we get on to (thesubjectof)yourgrandmother'scat?
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil
(PERSON)
UK
tospeakor write to apersonororganizationbecause youwanthim, her, or it tohelpyou in some way:
Did yourememberto get on to theplumberabout theshower?
Communicating & keeping in touch
- backchannel
- bell
- call back
- callsomeoneup
- catchup
- communication
- communicator
- correspond
- drop
- hear
- liaison
- mute
- pick up the phoneidiom
- propagation
- radio silence
- rapporteur
- reach out (tosomeone)
- recontact
- touch
- transmit