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                           One needs to become accustomed to something. For example, We've always had a small car, so driving a big van like this? well, it takes getting used to. This idiom employs used to in the sense of "accustomed to," a usage dating from the first half of the 1500s.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): It takes (some) getting used to.  It is very unpleasant at first, but after a time it will not be so bothersome. (Said in recognition of the unpleasantness of something.)  •  I never ate raw oysters before. It takes some getting used to.  •  These hot Mexican dishes seem impossible at first. They take some getting used to, I agree. But it’s worth it.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs