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get religion
Idioms and Phrases
Be converted; also, decide to behave in an upright, ethical way. For example, After the children were born, John got religion and joined the church , or After years of total selfishness, she suddenly got religion and is doing all kinds of volunteer work . [Second half of 1700s]Example Sentences
"They always have money for the war with no guardrails and no oversight, but all of a sudden they get religion on a healthcare bill for veterans," he continued.
If you go looking for stories about this or that bombing, you’re likely to find them only in religious news outlets, such as the Catholic News Agency or Get Religion.
As a Christian inhabitant of this world, I often try to imagine what it would take for the meritocracy to get religion.
“It’s really actually quite insulting that a few weeks before an election, they now get religion? Give me a break.”
“When people start losing their seats because of a policy position, that’s when they get religion. And I don’t think there’s much evidence that that has happened.”
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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