get a charge out of en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
An allusion to feeling the shock of an electric charge.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.
Even landlubbers who find yacht racing about as exciting as watching grass grow might get a charge out of the litigious storm swirling around the America's Cup.
1989 October 2, “Yachting: Courting the America's Cup”, in Time:Anyway, I used to get a charge out of the writing on the walls in the John.
1969, Juliette Lemercier, Justine Lemercier, The Turkish Bath, →ISBN, page 108:There are gamblers who get a charge out of playing the odds and thrive off risk.
2009 January 2, Alina Tugend, “Coping Skills and Horrible Imaginings”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Nov 2011:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets a charge out of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten a charge out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| got a charge out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got a charge out of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| getting a charge out of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |