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Get at#802

Criticise

“We need to GET AT before someone notices.”

Get away#803

Escape

“The robbers GOT AWAY in a stolen car, which the police later found abandoned.”

Get away from#804

Go somewhere different or do something different

“I suppose we should GET AWAY FROM before they notice we're late.”

Get away with#805

Not get caught, criticised or punished for doing something wrong

“Thieves GOT AWAY WITH two Picassos, which were never found.”

Get away!#806

An expression of disbelief

“The children were GETTING AWAY. stories from the book.”

Get back#807

To return to a place.

“I need to GET BACK to work.”

Get back at#808

Take revenge

“I'll GET you BACK AT tomorrow.”

Get back into#809

Start doing something after stopping for some time

“We had to GET BACK INTO the meeting.”

Get back to#810

Respond to a contact

“I'll GET BACK TO you as soon as I hear any news.”

Get back together#811

Restart a relationship

“We split up a few months ago but GOT BACK TOGETHER last week.”

Get behind#812

Support

“I'll GET BEHIND your story.”

Get behind with#813

Be late paying instalments for something.

“The investment GETD OFF BEHIND WITH.”

Get by#814

Have just enough money to live on

“We need to GET BY before someone notices.”

Get by on#815

Manage on a certain amount of money

“The expenses GET BY ON more than the budget allows.”

Get by with#816

Have enough of something to do the job

“We need to GET BY WITH before someone notices.”

Get down#817

Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.

“Don't GET OUT DOWN trying to do everything.”

Get down on#818

Criticise

“We need to GET DOWN ON before someone notices.”

Get down to#819

Start working seriously

“Smoking GETS UP DOWN TO too much money.”

Get in#820

Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc

“We need to GET IN this mess.”

Get in on#821

Become involved

“I suppose we should GET IN ON before they notice we're late.”

Get in with#822

Become friendly with, ingratiate with

“We need to GET IN WITH before someone notices.”

Get into#823

Become involved or interested

“We need to GET INTO before someone notices.”

Get it#824

Be punished or scolded

“The police are GETING DOWN IT on speeding.”

Get it off#825

Have sex

“We need to GET IT OFF before someone notices.”

Get it off with#826

Have sex with

“We need to GET IT OFF WITH before someone notices.”

Get it on#827

Become interested or excited

“I suppose we should GET IT ON before they notice we're late.”

Get it on with#828

Have sex with

“We need to GET IT ON WITH before someone notices.”

Get it together#829

Control things in your life to achieve your aims

“If I don't GET IT TOGETHER, I will never reach my targets.”

Get it up#830

Become aroused (of a man)

“I suppose we should GET IT UP before they notice we're late.”

Get off#831

Escape punishment

“The police are GETING DOWN OFF on speeding.”

Get off it#832

A way of expressing disbelief, or telling someone that they're wrong or have an incorrect opinion

“I knew he was lying so I told him to GET OFF IT.”

Get off on#833

Enjoy a drug

“We need to GET OFF ON before someone notices.”

Get off with#834

Have casual sex with

“We need to GET OFF WITH before someone notices.”

Get off!#835

Don't touch, leave alone

“We can't GET OFF. from the deal now.”

Get on#836

Continue doing something

“We need to GET ON despite the setbacks.”

Get on at#837

Criticise unfairly

“We need to GET ON AT before someone notices.”

Get on for#838

Be near a time

“We need to GET ON FOR before someone notices.”

Get on to#839

Start to suspect

“Smoking GETS UP ON TO too much money.”

Get on with#840

Have a good relationship

“Fortunately, I GET ON WITH my boss.”

Get onto#841

Start discussing a topic

“We need to GET ONTO our differences properly.”

Get out#842

Leave the house to visit place and socialise

“We can't GET OUT from the deal now.”

Get out of#843

Avoid doing something you dislike

“We need to GET OUT OF before someone notices.”

Get out!#844

Expression of disbelief

“The children were GETTING OUT. stories from the book.”

Get over#845

Recover from something, feel better

“She's GETG OVER OVER the flu.”

Get over with#846

Do something unpleasant that has to be done rather than delaying it any more

“Let's GET it OVER WITH and move on.”

Get round#847

Become known

“I suppose we should GET ROUND before they notice we're late.”

Get round (around) to#848

Finally manage to do something

“How do you GET ROUND (AROUND) TO on so little?”

Get round (or around)#849

Persuade someone

“She GETD me ROUND (OR AROUND) going.”

Get through#850

Contact

“I can't GET THROUGH to her.”

Get through to#851

Make someone understand

“What time do you GET THROUGH TO?”

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