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get a life

Idioms  
  1. Acquire some interests or relationships of one's own. For example, Stop sitting around and complaining—get a life. [Slang; late 1900s]


Example Sentences

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"Humans go for shocks and excitement - AI needs to get a life," Sutton said.

From BBC

She is due in court on Feb. 5 for sentencing and could get a life sentence for her conviction.

From Los Angeles Times

As we get to know the movie’s wiry, chaotic young protagonist, engagingly portrayed by first-time actor Faveau, we expect he’ll get a life education the hard way, as these stories usually offer up.

From Los Angeles Times

"They were like, 'But we can't spend 24 hours with you. So get real and get a life.' So they gently nudged me back into the films," he says.

From BBC

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman had been a television comedy writer on shows such as “Get a Life” and “The Dana Carvey Show,” with “Being John Malkovich” his first produced film script.

From Los Angeles Times