Found 1 items, similar to get the dope on.
English → English (gcide) Definition: get the dope on Dope \Dope\ (d[=o]p), n. [D. doop a dipping, fr. doopen to dip. Cf. Dip.] 1. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate. [Slang or Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. Information concerning the previous performances of race horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races; similar information concerning other sports; by extension, any information not generally known, especially when coming from an inside source; as, the inside dope. [Sporting Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 5. an ignorant or stupid person. [Colloq.] [PJC] get the dope on learn the true story; get the inside information.