get on onto sb

get on onto sb
UK US get on to/onto sb/sth
Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb (-tt-, got, got, or US gotten)
UK
to speak or write to a person or organization in order to ask them for help: »

I'll tell him to get onto the broker first thing.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • get on onto sb/sth — UK US get on to/onto sb/sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) UK ► to speak or write to a person or organization in order to ask them for help: »I ll tell him to get onto the broker first thing …   Financial and business terms

  • get on onto sth — UK US get on to/onto sb/sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) UK ► to speak or write to a person or organization in order to ask them for help: »I ll tell him to get onto the broker first thing …   Financial and business terms

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