Phrase guide

get a life

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, idiomatic, intransitive

Qualifier: dismissal

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 做些讓生活更有意義的事 /做些让生活更有意义的事 (zuò xiē ràng shēnghuó gèng yǒu yìyì de shì) — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Finnish: hankkia elämä — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • French: va t'acheter une vie! — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Polish: dotykać trawy — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Polish: dotknąć trawy — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Russian: получай жизнь! (polučaj žiznʹ!) — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Russian: получи жизнь! (poluči žiznʹ!) — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence
  • Turkish: bir hayatın olsun! — to have a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence