Vocabulary
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Start working quickly
“LET'S GET CRACKING”
Start working seriously
“LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS”
Get revenge
“I'LL GET EVEN with him”
Invest in or join something while it is still small
“He GOT IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR of the startup”
Undertake a program of physical conditioning; exercise regularly
“I need to GET IN SHAPE”
Stop annoying or criticizing someone; leave someone alone
“GET OFF MY BACK!”
Be accused of wrongdoing but pay no penalty at all
“He GOT OFF SCOT FREE”
Tick someone off; annoy someone
“Its loud ringtone is GETTING ON MY NERVES”
Have everything organized; get oneself organized
“I need to GET MY DUCKS IN A ROW”
Leave
“I knew it was time to GET OUT OF DODGE”
Become difficult to control
“The party GOT OUT OF HAND”
Be in a bad mood; wake up grumpy
“Did you GET OUT OF THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED today?”
Be realistic
“GET REAL, that will never happen”
Remove something or someone
“He finally GOT RID OF the door to door salesman”
Irritate someone deeply
“He really GETS MY GOAT”
Tell someone something that has been bothering you
“I need to GET THIS OFF MY CHEST”
Start something
“Let's GET THE BALL ROLLING”
Learn how to do something
“I'm GETTING THE HANG OF this”
Understand the situation
“Do you GET THE PICTURE?”
Start an activity or project
“Let's GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD”
Make it to the end of a particularly arduous or stressful experience
“We didn't think we would GET THROUGH the last week”
Begin to understand and deal with something
“I need to GET TO GRIPS WITH this problem”
Receiving the information; becoming familiar with someone
“It took me a while to GET TO KNOW my in-laws”
Get organized; stop wasting time and start being effective
“You need to GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER”
