get a charge out of

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toderiveexcitement,entertainment, orpleasurefrom.1969, Juliette Lemercier, Justine Lemercier,The Turkish Bath‎[1],→ISBN, page108:Anyway, I used toget a charge out ofthe writing on the walls in the John.1989October 2, “Yachting: Courting the America's Cup”, inTime:Even landlubbers who find yacht racing about as exciting as watching grass grow mightget a charge out ofthe litigious storm swirling around the America's Cup.2009January 2,Alina Tugend, “Coping Skills and Horrible Imaginings”, inNew York Times, retrieved27 November 2011:There are gamblers whoget a charge out ofplaying the odds and thrive off risk.

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