get the band back together en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To reunite a group of people or other entities.
It appears that the Baby Bells are trying to get the band back together and reform the old AT&T monopoly.
1999, Walter Jurek, Merger and Acquisition Sourcebook, pages 3-119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting the band back together | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got the band back together | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got the band back together | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten the band back together | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| gets the band back together | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |