Get

Get

1. along

   • If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other
     • I think it's great that my cat and my dog get along very well
       • I don't get along with any of my sister's friends
         • tom and mathias don't get along very well
           • i Get along with my boyfriend
             • I hope you get along with her.

2. around

   • to travel to a lot of places
     • She needs a guide dog to get around.
       • One of the best ways to get around the city is by car.
         • We must get around to cleaning those windows.
           • She gets around by underground, because she doesn’t have a car.
             • My grandmother is finding it harder to get around these days.

3. by

   • to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty
     • I get by at work.
       • We´ll have to get by with what we have.
         • They get by with a few euros per week.
           • I get by with the English that I learned at school.
             • How will you get by?

4. out

   • Leave a site or place
     • Get out of here.
       • Get me out of this car.
         • The story got out.
           • The thief doesn´t want to get out of the bank.
             • I need to get out of the city more often.

5. across

   • Make yourself understood by someone. Convey an idea or a message.
     • We've got to get across the border before daybreak.
       • No way we get across without being seen.
         • We gotta find a way to get across that mountain.
           • We wanted to get across that night but it took us till the next morning to get across
             • I cannot get across this river. It's too deep.

6. away

   • Get away, escape from something or someone
     • Get away from her!
       • Get that dog away from my sight.
         • I have to get away with her for a few months.
           • -The bank robbers got away in a black car
             • I'm hoping to get away for 15 days during the summer.

7. on

   • Ride or ride something
     • I don´t want to get on.
       • Help me get on.
         • It´s easy to get on a plane.
           • I don’t want you to get on the plane.
             • It is not easy to get on a horse.

8. off

   • get off something
     • Get off the bicycle.
       • Don´t get off yet.
         • I got off the ladder.
           • Let’s get off the bus
             • Stop singing and get off the stage.

9. through

   • Use up (a large amount of sth), end a task
     • Did you have to get through an entrance examination?
       • I'm never going to get through this book with all of these distractions!
         • Get through with it.
           • The window was far too small for him to get through.
             • You’ll get through at least ten nappies a day.

10. up

    • Get up from the floor.
      • She´s lazy, she never gets up early.
        • Did you get up in time?
          • We won´t be able to get him up tomorrow.
            • She didn’t get up.
              • I have trouble getting up on Mondays.

11. over

    • Recover from a bad experience.
      • You can get over it.
        • She got over the loss.
          • It´s not going to be easy to ger over.
            • He may never get over it.
              • His death took me a year to get over; not that you’re ever really over it.

12. down

    • To make sb feel depress (no passive)
      • Doing the same thing every day can get you down.
        • Don’t let it get you down too much.
          • Incoming fire! Get down!
            • She gets down from time to time, but mostly she copes very well.
              • The bus driver got down from his vehicle to inspect the headlights.