Get away to

Get away from

Be getting at something

Get around to doing something

Get around something

Get around (something)

Get along without

Get along with

Get across to

It is important that we get this message across to voters.

get ahead phrasal verb

to be successful and do better than other people in a job or work

She soon found that it wasn't easy to get ahead in the movie business.

get along phrasal verb

1. if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship

We've always got along quite well.

They seem to get along with each other.

2. to deal with a job or situation or to make progress

How's Sam getting along at university?

Don't worry, we'll get along without you.

3. spoken I must/I'd better be getting along

used to say that it is time for you to leave, for example because you have something else to do

get around phrasal verb

to go or travel to different places

We had to use public transport to get around. It's quite easy to get around London.

2. if news or information gets around, it is told to a lot of people

News of the accident soon got around. Word got around that the department might be closed.

to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you

I think we should be able to get around most of these problems. She was always very clever at getting around the rules.

get around to something phrasal verb

to do something that you have been intending to do for some time

I meant to phone her yesterday, but I never got around to it.

We finally got around to clearing out the garage.

get at somebody/something phrasal verb

1. CRITICIZE

to keep criticizing someone in an unkind way

Why is he always getting at me? He felt he was being got at by the other students.

to be trying to say something in a way that is difficult for other people to understand

What are you getting at, Helen? Do you see the point I'm getting at?

3. REACH

to be able to reach something

We had to move the washing machine out to get at the wiring behind it.

4. INFORMATION

to discover information, especially the truth about a situation

I was determined to get at the truth.

5. THREATEN

informal to use threats to influence the decision of people who are involved in a court case

Do you think some of the jury have been got at?

get away phrasal verb

1. LEAVE

to leave a place, especially when this is not easy

The meeting dragged on, and I didn't get away until seven.

I like to get away from London at the weekend.

2. ON HOLIDAY

informal to take a holiday away from the place you normally live

Will you manage to get away this summer?

We're hoping to get away to Scotland for a few days.

3. ESCAPE

to escape from someone who is chasing you or trying to catch you

The three men got away in a stolen car.

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