getting to know
idiom
: becoming acquainted with
We just bought a house here last month, and we're still getting to know our neighbors.
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Late in the book, two women, Holly and Misty, are sitting together, getting to know each other better.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The two filmmakers went on to direct the movie together after getting to know each other while working on Garland’s most recent feature, Civil War, which counted Mendoza as a military advisor.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
While being spotted together has upped talk of a relationship, the pair could just be future co-stars getting to know each other, as they are set to star in the upcoming reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair, a modern take on the 1968 heist film starring Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The setting is side-by-side houses in a quiet neighborhood in Washington D.C. where neighbors are getting to know each other.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The two filmmakers went on to direct the movie together after getting to know each other while working on Garland’s most recent feature, Civil War, which counted Mendoza as a military advisor.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
While being spotted together has upped talk of a relationship, the pair could just be future co-stars getting to know each other, as they are set to star in the upcoming reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair, a modern take on the 1968 heist film starring Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The setting is side-by-side houses in a quiet neighborhood in Washington D.C. where neighbors are getting to know each other.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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