Get to and Long for

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Get to verb - Arrive at the point of.

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Long for and get to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long for" instead a verb "Get to".

Long for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Get to and long for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Get to" instead a verb "Long for".

Mauve Shirt - If your callsign is Sandbagger Two, you're not long for this world, but at least we'll have a few episodes to get to know you.

Source: Series / The Sandbaggers
Of course, it doesn't take long for our heroes to get into trouble, but we get to see Ro in a swimsuit for most of the episode.

Source: Western Animation / The Zeta Project
While his humble acceptance of the position looks at first to be promising, it does not take long for the power to get to his head.

Source: Tyrant Takes the Helm

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