(informal, figuratively) to get a promotion, to get promoted

(transitive) to get a jump on, to beat to the punch, to outpace, to overtake

to gain weight, to put on weight

(transitive) to take someone literally, to take someone at their word

(transitive) (espionage) to shadow, to tail (to secretly track or follow another)

(transitive) to take to task, to set about, to tackle, to challenge, to take on, to mistreat, to rough up

to get into the groove; to get used to, to get into the habit of

to pose, to strike a pose, to strike an attitude

(informal, figuratively) to leave a room; to leave / (informal, figuratively) to get sacked, to get the sack, to find oneself out on one's ear

to gather dust