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Phrase(s): get something for something
to obtain a part or attachment for an object. • I need to get a part for the vacuum cleaner. • Would you please get a bulb for my flashlight?, Phrase(s): get something for someone
to obtain something for the use or benefit of someone. • I will get a new book for you. Sorry I messed the old one up. • Would you get a glass of water for me?, Phrase(s): get something for
an amount of money to buy something for a certain amount of money. (See also get an amount of money for something.) • I got my car for only $1500. • She got her dinner for a song., Phrase(s): get an amount of money for something
to receive an amount of money in exchange for something; to sell something for a specific price. (See also get something for an amount of money.) • I got nearly two thousand dollars for my car. • How much did they get for their house?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs