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it takes getting used to
Idioms and Phrases
One needs to become accustomed to something. For example, We've always had a small car, so driving a big van like thisâwell, it takes getting used to . This idiom employs used to in the sense of âaccustomed to,â a usage dating from the first half of the 1500s.Example Sentences
âIt takes getting used to. But,â she added in a reassuring tone, âonce itâs happened, Iâm certain you wouldnât want it any other way.â
Some also find it takes getting used to what they donât have to do.
It takes getting used to and Iâm not sure Iâm there yet.
At worst it takes getting used to; besides, Ramakrishnan's charming performance far and away overrules any weaknesses in the series.
âItâs not that. I donât mind talking to you. So donât apologize for it, okay? I just donât do much talking. It takes getting used to.â
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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