(transitive, informal, figuratively) to get on someone's good side, to get someone to like oneself; to twist someone around one's little finger

to lay hands on

(transitive) to get something into one's head

(transitive) to test severely, to put through the mill, to put a great strain on

(figuratively, transitive with à) to make the final adjustments to, to put the finishing touches to, to put the final touches to

(informal) to take a long time, to take ages, to take forever

to get down to work, to get to work

to get down to work, to get to work

(informal, figuratively) to double one's efforts, to work twice as hard

to sit down at a table to eat / to sing, to confess under interrogation