: to develop dislike for
had no chance of promotion once the boss got down on him
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ˌget ˈdown on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they get down on he/she/it gets down on present participle getting down on past tense got down on past participle got down on] american informal phrasal verb
to keep criticizing someone or something
She’s always getting down on the kids.
He gets down on himself a lot.
Main entry: get
Useful english dictionary. 2012.