long-winded speech or writing continues for too long in a way that is boring.

She launched into a long-winded explanation of how she'd found the books and I'm afraid I didn't really listen.

• get to first base
• get to grips with
• get to grips with something
• get tongue around
• get tongue around something
• get tongue round
• get tongue round something
• get to the bottom of
• get to the bottom of something
• get under feet
• get under skin
• get under someone's feet
• get under someone's skin
• get under your skin
• get up a head of steam
• get-up-and-go
• get up nose
• get up on the wrong side of bed
• get up on the wrong side of the bed
• get up someone's nose
• get walking papers
• get wind of
• get wind of something
• get wires crossed
• get with the program