" getting our goat "

[Verb]  | "get" | \ ˈget \

1: to gain possession of

2: to receive as a return : earn

3: to obtain by concession or entreaty

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, from Old Norse geta to get, beget; akin to Old English bigietan to beget, Latin prehendere to seize, grasp, Greek chandanein to hold, contain;