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Get along
Have a good relationship
“Why don't you two GET ALONG?”
Get along in
Progress
“How are you GETTING ALONG IN the company.”
Get along with
Have a good relationship with someone
“I don't GET ALONG WITH my sister- we have nothing in common.”
Get around
Become known
“It didn't take long for the news to GET AROUND once it got into the newspapers.”
Get around to
Finally manage to do something, make the effort to do something
“It always takes me ages to GET AROUND to replying to letters.”
Get at
Criticise
“His boss is always GETTING AT him for arriving late.”
Get away
Escape
“The robbers GOT AWAY in a stolen car, which the police later found abandoned.”
Get away from
Go somewhere different or do something different
“Work's getting on top of me; I need to GET AWAY FROM it.”
Get away with
Not get caught, criticised or punished for doing something wrong
“Thieves GOT AWAY WITH two Picassos, which were never found.”
Get away!
An expression of disbelief
“"I passed." "GET AWAY!”
Get back at
Take revenge
“I'll GET BACK AT her for landing me in trouble.”
Get back into
Start doing something after stopping for some time
“I am GETTING BACK INTO my Khmer lessons after the summer break.”
Get back to
Respond to a contact
“I'll GET BACK TO you as soon as I hear any news.”
Get back together
Restart a relationship
“We split up a few months ago but GOT BACK TOGETHER last week.”
Get behind
Support
“All the students GOT BEHIND the teacher.”
Get behind with
Be late paying instalments for something.
“If you GET BEHIND WITH mortgage payments, you might lose your home.”
Get by
Have just enough money to live on
“They're finding it increasingly difficult to GET BY since their daughter was born.”
Get by on
Manage on a certain amount of money
“It's hard to GET BY ON my salary.”
Get by with
Have enough of something to do the job
“We should be able to GET BY WITH three PCs, but four would be better.”
Get down on
Criticise
“My mother used to GET DOWN ON us for not doing enough homework.”
Get down to
Start working seriously
“I find it extremely difficult to GET DOWN TO doing any revision for examinations.”
Get in on
Become involved
“The company tried to GET IN ON our market.”
Get in with
Become friendly with, ingratiate with
“I tried to GET IN WITH them as I thought it would help me at work.”
Get into
Become involved or interested
“She's been GETTING INTO dance music recently.”
Get it
Be punished or scolded
“If you don't stop that right now, you'll really GET IT!”
Get it off
Have sex
“They GOT IT OFF at the party.”
Get it off with
Have sex with
“She GOT IT OFF WITH her friend's husband.”
Get it on
Become interested or excited
“The talk was dull and nobody GOT IT ON.”
Get it on with
Have sex with
“Did you GET IT ON WITH him?”
Get it together
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
Become aroused (of a man)
“He couldn't GET IT UP and felt very embarrassed.”
Get off it
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
Enjoy a drug
“He GETS OFF ON crystal meth every night.”
Get off with
Have casual sex with
“He GOT OFF WITH her at the party.”
Get off!
Don't touch, leave alone
“If he bothers you, just tell him where to GET OFF.”
Get on at
Criticise unfairly
“He's always GETTING ON AT me when I haven't done anything wrong.”
Get on for
Be near a time
“It's GETTING ON FOR midnight.”
Get on to
Start to suspect
“It took the authorities a long time to GET ON TO the gang.”
Get on with
Have a good relationship
“Fortunately, I GET ON WITH my boss.”
Get onto
Start discussing a topic
“We didn't GET ONTO the third item on the agenda.”
Get out of
Avoid doing something you dislike
“I said I wasn't feeling well and GOT OUT OF the extra work.Leave a car, van, etc.”
Get out!
Expression of disbelief
“'I got 100% on the test.' 'Get out!”
Get over
Recover from something, feel better
“I couldn't GET OVER how much weight he had put on.”
Get over with
Do something unpleasant that has to be done rather than delaying it any more
“I GOT the test OVER WITH rather than have to worry about it any longer.”
Get round
Become known
“I don't want this to GET ROUND, so please keep it to yourself.”
Get round (around) to
Finally manage to do something
“It always takes me ages to GET ROUND to writing letters. (In American English 'around' is used)”
Get round (or around)
Persuade someone
“She didn't want to let me do it, but I succeeded in GETTING ROUND her. (In American English 'around' is used)”
Get through to
Make someone understand
“If they win, they'll GET THROUGH TO the quarter finals.”
Get to
Annoy, irritate
“Don't let her GET TO you; she's just in a bad mood.”
Get together
Meet socially
“We GOT TOGETHER in the pub for a drink.”