The most common phrasal verbs with GET
get out of (doing something)
to avoid something you don’t want to do
- Somehow he managed to get out of doing this project.
- I’m getting out of this conversation. I don’t agree with you, but I don’t want to fight with you.
get rid of (something)
to throw away something
- You need to get rid of all your old clothes.
- I got rid of my old coat, I bought a new one.
get across
to communicate, to make someone understand
- You didn’t really get your meaning across. Everyone looked puzzled.
get along with (someone)
to have a good relationship
- New girl from the office gets along with everyone pretty well.
- I got along with her since the first time we met.
get around
to avoid a difficult situation
- He always manages to get around, and not tell his parents the truth.
get off lightly
to experience less trouble than expected
- I was surprised that he got off lightly, after he told the boss his was leaving.
- This exam wasn’t as difficult as I expected. I got off lightly.
get over (something/someone)
to recover from
- It took her a while to get over him, after the break up.
- My boyfriend broke up with me last week, but I got over it.
get away from
to go away from something, to escape
- She couldn’t get away from that dog for 3 hours.
- They had a fire in their home but luckily everybody got away from it.
get away with
to do something, and not get punished
- She always got away with her bad grades.
get at (someone)
to criticize someone repeatedly
- He was getting at me all day for doing one thing wrong.
get through to
to successfully explain something
- I finally got through to her, and she understood what I mean.
get wound up (about something)
to get angry about something
- He got wound up easily about her bad grades.
- She is a very calm person, but sometimes she also gets wound up.
get down
to cause someone to feel sad/depressed
- All these problems at work are getting me down.
get down to
to deal with something
- I want to get down to business now.
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