Emotions & feelings

get someone every time

always cause the same reaction

To produce the same emotional or surprising reaction whenever it happens.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you still laughing at that joke?

Yes, it gets me every time.

Play the conversation

That scene gets me every time, even though I know exactly what happens.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That joke gets me on every time.

Say: That joke gets me every time.

Do not add "on" before "every time" in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get someone every time; gets me every time

Your turn: say it out loud

That scene gets me every time, even though I know exactly what happens.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

get someone every time

always cause the same reaction

“That scene gets me every time, even though I know exactly what happens.”

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