English verb: get the goods | |||
| 1. | get the goods (cognition) discover some bad or hidden information about | ||
| Samples | She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||