get a pair

Verb

Meaning

get a pair (third-person singular simple present gets a pair, present participle getting a pair, simple past got a pair, past participle (UK) got a pair or (US) gotten a pair)

(chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I'm going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I've also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on jukeboxes so you can play the silence. Billy Childish

I get described as 'interesting' a lot. People often call me odd, too. Maybe they mean ugly. Given the services of a plastic surgeon, I would get a pair of cheekbones. Anna Maxwell Martin

The first thing I will say about looking after your voice is get a pair of in-ear monitors because one of the most common problems singers have is trying to hear themselves on stage. Rob Halford

I'm a big shoe guy, too. I have far too many pairs. Whenever there's a new style out, I'll text my stylist: 'Can we get a pair of those?' Joe Jonas

Close letter words and terms

get a medical treatment get a move on get a noseful get a pedicure get a phone call get a picture