get you

phrase

get you

phrase
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UK An expression of encouragement, commonly used sarcastically.

  • Gary: Ssh. Miss is talking Debbie: Ooh, get you! Since when have you ever wanted to listen to the teachers?1996, Stepping Up: four play scripts for the classroom, Jane Lilliard and Mollie Hemens:
  • When Keanu Reeves falls apart, you just want to hiss "Ooh, get you!"1998 January 16, “Film: Dancing with the devil”, in The Independent, London, England:
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  • 'I know that the thought of travelling with a cashmere wrap makes some people say 'ooh, get you,' Annalisa admits, 'but no one who has ever done it laughs!2005 September 17, “The 50 Best Ways to Accessorise”, in The Independent, London, England:
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