The students were trying to get at the truth of the situation
I can't quite get at the answer to this riddle
What are you trying to get at with this question?
The bully kept trying to get at the smaller kids
She didn't want to get at him directly, so she was subtle
Hey, I've been trying to solve this riddle all morning. Any chance you can help me get at the answer?
Hmm, I can try! Give me the riddle. I'm pretty good at those.
Great! The riddle is: What has an eye, but cannot see? What do you think?
I'm not sure what she's trying to get at
I'm not sure what she's trying to imply
I don't understand her intention