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take some getting used to
need time to become familiar
If something takes some getting used to, it feels strange or difficult until you become familiar with it.
Hear it in real life
How was your first week in the new office?
Fine, but the open-plan layout took some getting used to.
Working from home took some getting used to because I missed chatting with my colleagues.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The new schedule took some getting use to.
Say: The new schedule took some getting used to.
Keep “used” in the fixed expression “take some getting used to.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something takes some getting used to; it took some getting used to
Your turn: say it out loud
Working from home took some getting used to because I missed chatting with my colleagues.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take some getting used to
need time to become familiar
“Working from home took some getting used to because I missed chatting with my colleagues.”
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