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