A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

get oneself off the hook • go off the hooks
get oneself off the hook—(coll.) free oneself from difficulty or
trouble: Later it was useful to describe this incident to get
myself off the hook at a Royal Navy interview panel.
go off the hooks —(sl.) die (also: drop off the hooks): No man
was ever able to write his own life complete. He’s certain to
go off the hooks before he has finished it.
See also: be hooked / go on the hook.
get oneself together • hold oneself together
get oneself together —(also: get one’s head together) get mentally
organized: The most commonly cited reasons for withdrawing
include: needing a break from college, needing to get oneself
together, emotional problems…
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hold oneself together —(also: keep oneself together) keep one’s
composure; maintain one’s good sense: It was only through
the kindness of my friend and fellow musician that I was able
to hold myself together.
get onto someone • get to someone
get onto someone —
1
. get in touch with smb., especially by
telephone: I’ll have to get onto Sarah about the deadline. 2.
(coll.) keep nagging or annoy a person: She’s been getting onto
me for a year to buy her a new coat. 3. (coll.) trace or find a
person: He tricked people for years until the police got onto
him.
get to someone —
1
. = get onto someone 
1
: I got to her on the
telephone and told her what to do. 2. (coll.) be understood by
a person: I’ve tried to help the troublesome boy, but I can’t
seem to get to him. 3. (coll.) have an effect on smb.’s feelings:
His sad story really got to me, and I was moved to help him.
4. (U.S. sl.) persuade smb. to do smth., especially by bribing:
Gangsters can’t operate on a satisfactory scale until they have
“got to someone.”