Get (somebody) off

Get somebody off

Get off with

Get something off

Get something off to

Get something off

Get off (something)

Get somebody off

Get off something

Get into something

1. ENTER

to enter a place, especially when this is difficult

The door was locked and we couldn't get into the house.

2. ARRIVE

to arrive at a place

What time do we get into New York?

3. BE ELECTED

to be elected to a parliament

He first got into parliament in 1982.

4. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY◀

to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc

She got into Edinburgh University.

5. TEAM

to be made a member of a team

Do you think you might get into the Olympic team this year?

6. START DOING SOMETHING

to start doing or feeling something, or being in a particular situation

He's started getting into trouble at school. My parents were always terrified of getting into debt.

7. BECOME INVOLVED

to begin to be involved in doing something

How did you first get into script writing? She was starting to get into politics.

8. ENJOY

informal to begin to enjoy something or be interested in it

I first got into jazz when I was at college.

9. CLOTHING

informal to put on a piece of clothing, especially when this is difficult because the piece of clothing is too small for you

I don't know how she managed to get into those trousers.

10. what's got into somebody?

spoken used to express surprise that someone is behaving very differently from the way they usually behave

I don't know what's got into Sally recently.

get off phrasal verb

1. LEAVE

to leave a place, or to help someone to leave a place

We'll try and get off straight after lunch.

Get off my land!

I'll phone you as soon as I've got the children off to school.

2. FINISH WORK

to finish work and leave the place where you work at the end of the day

I usually get off at six o'clock. What time do you get off work?

3. SEND SOMETHING

to send a letter or package by post

I'll have to get this letter off by tonight.

I'll get the forms off to you today.

4. CLOTHING

to remove a piece of clothing

Why don't you get those wet clothes off?

5. NOT BE PUNISHED

if someone gets off, they are not punished for doing something wrong, or they receive only a small punishment

In the end he got off because there wasn't enough evidence against him. The police felt he had got off very lightly.

If you're lucky, you'll get off with a fine.

6. HELP SOMEBODY NOT BE PUNISHED

to help someone avoid being punished for a crime

Her lawyers were confident that they could get her off.

7. SLEEP

to go to sleep, or to help a child go to sleep

I went to bed but couldn't get off to sleep. It took us ages to get the baby off.

8. get off to a good/bad etc start

to start in a particular way

The day had got off to a bad start.

9. STOP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING

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