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Prosper? Not, say, when retired
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get on
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to put on," 1590s. Meaning "prosper" is from 1785; "to advance, make progress" is from 1798. That of "be friendly" (with) is attested by 1816.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
”Get On” is a song written and recorded by the Finnish rock band Hurriganes in September 1974. It appeared on their second album, entitled Roadrunner . It was originally supposed to be just a filler, as the number of tracks recorded at that stage was deemed ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: get along with , get on with , get along ] get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn: board ] [ant: get off ] get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on , mount ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. Expresses surprise or disbelief. vb. (context transitive intransitive English) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
Usage examples of get on.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’.
His wife, who was terrified of drowning, refused to get on the boat again, and eventually Verne sold it.
The kinder ones would sometimes say, 'Bend over, girl,' or 'Get on your knees, girl.
As far as Reynaud had been able to tell, Young was simply incapable of watching someone else get on with his job in an orderly fashion as long as he could interfere without exerting himself.
She should not even have come back for it, but how far could she get on two hundred dollars-maybe less-without even a change of clothes?
Anything else was a matter for the Navy to deal with, and some of the interest in his eyes faded as he waited for them to get on with it.
He was just supposed to tell him no, and if there were any problems get on the blower to 911.
Hollering into the dark was about as brave as I was going to get on the cellar investigation.
This time there was no secret reserve in his mind, no promise that after this he would get on with his journey to Mizzer.