out to get someone
Harboring hostile intent
Out to get someone describes a state of persistent hostility or intent to harm, punish, or cause trouble for a particular person.
When someone is out to get you, they are actively working against your interests, whether through sabotage, criticism, or persecution.
The phrase often carries overtones of paranoia when used reflexively: He thinks everyone is out to get him.
It can describe genuine threats or imagined ones, and ranges from playground grudges to institutional targeting.
- persecuteHarass cruelly, persistently
- have it in forHarbor ill will toward
- out for bloodBent on retaliation
- witch-huntPersecution of supposed subversives
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
vendetta · bad blood · targeting · on the warpath · harass · scapegoating · grudge · axes to grind · conspire · hunting · sabotage · antagonize · after · marked · hounding · scheming · singled out · malign
out to get someonehaving someone's back
Providing reliable support
supportive · protective · championing · nurturing · well-wishing
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