get at
• reach or gain access to something.
• "it's difficult to get at the screws"
• imply something.
• "I can see what you're getting at"
Similar:
imply,
suggest,
intimate,
insinuate,
hint,
mean,
intend,
lead up to,
drive at,
allude to,
• criticize someone subtly and repeatedly.
• "I hope you didn't think I was getting at you"
Similar:
criticize,
pick on,
find fault with,
carp at,
nag,
bully,
victimize,
attack,
tyrannize,
torment,
persecute,
punish repeatedly and unfairly,
discriminate against,
have it in for,
have a down on,
be down on,
be on at,
• bribe or unfairly influence someone.
• "he had been got at by government officials"
Similar:
corrupt,
suborn,
influence,
bribe,
buy off,
pay off,
give someone a backhander,
give someone a sweetener,
grease someone's palm,
fix,
square,
nobble,
