From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget a resultget a resultBritish English informalDS to win a victory in a sports match They were lucky to get a result on Saturday. → result
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get a result• Self-development can he painful and confronting and getting results takes time.• Pollution control is about action in the field and getting results.• On the evidence, he was good at getting results.• Despite his frailty he represented virility, he got results, he at least reacted mIghtily.• Except when he did work, he got results.• In short, the record shows that a large percentage of quality improvement training programs do not get results.• Answerable only to the president, they will suggest solutions to the ministries concerned and ensure they get results.• The task was so daunting that Alvarado told Falco and his teachers to do whatever it took to get results. 