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Meaning of get over on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To have sex with.
    slang, transitive
  2. To take advantage of.
    informal, transitive

Examples

“For Northton's young males, to " get over " on a woman – that is, to lure her into sex with vague promises of love and marriage; to get over on a woman and, particularly, to impregnate one (or three or five), and to " get away without being held legally accountable for out-of-wedlock children " is to prove strength, virility, and status. To a number of underclass youths, love is only another hustle.”
“Stewart and his classmates gave Schmitz a hard time when she first arrived.' We tried to get over on her, but she always cracked down,' he said.'”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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