Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_the_goods

1 sense of get the goods

Sense 1
get the goods -- (discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail")
       => learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")