Get at

get at (to reach, to access, to understand) - dostać się, zrozumieć, wywnioskować, sięgać.

1. I can't get at this book, it's on the top shelf. [can't access]
2. He always dreams of getting at 27-th floor. [always dreams of reaching...]
3. Businessmen very often want to get at the top of the industry. [to reach the top]
4. The aim is to get at the truth. [to understand the truth]
5. It is not easy to get at this theory. /...not easy to understand.../
6. Be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours. [...to understand his meaning...] /Salman Rushdie/