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hinbekommen (v.t.)
   to do, accomplish, achieve, manage
etw hinbekommen
   to remedy sth; straighten sth out, get sth straightened out, put sth right
etw gut hinbekommen
   to get sth right

Sie hätten es nicht besser hinbekommen können.
They couldn't have done it any better.
Wie wollen Sie das hinbekommen? Sie können schlecht in die Schulen marschieren und sagen, hier bin ich.
How do you want to remedy that? You can't just march into the schools and say, here I am.
Das wird doch erst der Fall sein, wenn wir eine vernünftige Regulierung hinbekommen.
That won't be the case unless we get the regulations right.

Related:
hinkriegen to do, manage
etw fertig bekommen/bringen/kriegen to manage sth
Der bekommt das fertig. I wouldn't put it past him.

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