| 词组 | get |
| 释义 | get [got, got BrE gotten AmE , getting] get about 1. get about BrE to be able to move around places without much difficulty - use this about people who are old, ill, or injured: ▪ My grandfather's eighty now, and he doesn't get about much. ▪ Phil had broken his leg, but could still get about on crutches. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around get about BrE to travel around a city or area: ▪ The streets are filled with bicycles, still the best way of getting about in Parma. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 2. get about BrE if news or information gets about, a lot of people hear about it - use this especially about information that should be secret: ▪ "Who told you that!" "Well, you know how things get about in a small community," said Dimity awkwardly. ▪ I was sure that Maslin was having a homosexual affair, but how would Mrs Maslin feel if such a story got about? word gets about (=many people hear about something) ▪ Word had got about that the company was in trouble, and clients began to cancel their orders. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get out, ↑get around 3. get about BrE spoken to travel to a lot of different places: ▪ Tommy certainly gets about - last month he was in Japan, and now they've sent him to Singapore. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 4. get about BrE spoken to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people: ▪ That Brendan gets about a bit, you know. Every time I see him he's with a different woman. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around get above get above yourself BrE to think that you are more important or powerful than you really are: ▪ That guy's getting above himself - he's only been in the job a few weeks and he thinks he can tell other people what to do. get across get sth across • get across sth not passive to succeed in making someone understand an idea or message get a point/message/idea across ▪ Animal rights activists held a demonstration outside the store to get their point across. + to ▪ What I'm trying to get across to you in this seminar today, is the importance of team work and communication. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get over get across if an idea or message gets across, someone succeeds in making people understand it: ▪ Aids charities are concerned that the message about condoms and safe sex isn't getting across to many young people. get after 1. get after sb/sth to chase someone or something: ▪ You'd better get after your dog! He's in the neighbours' garden again. ▪ The man leaped over the fence and ran down the road. "Go on, get after him!" I shouted. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chase, ↑go after 2. get after sth to try to stop a problem from developing or spreading: ▪ Get after weeds before they become established and take over everything ▪ We should start getting after the important cancer risks such as smoking, preventable infections and high fat diets. ■ SIMILAR TO: attack 3. get after sb AmE informal to tell someone to do something and remind them again and again: ▪ Paul's mother always gets after him for leaving the kitchen in a mess. ■ SIMILAR TO: go on at sb BrE informal get ahead get ahead to be successful in your job so that you can progress to a more important job or a higher rank: ▪ Work hard and you'll get ahead. That's what capitalism is all about. + in ▪ There are things I want do in my life: earn a good salary, get ahead in a career. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get on BrE, progress get along 1. get along to deal with a job or situation, especially when you do it successfully and make progress: ▪ John's getting along really well in his job - his boss really likes him. ▪ Educators should concentrate on teaching the skills necessary to get along in a competitive world -- reading, math, science. how is sb getting along? (=used to ask how someone is dealing with a new job or situation) ▪ How's your daughter getting along at university? + with ▪ "How are you getting along with the painting?" "Fine - it's almost done." get along without (=succeed in dealing with a situation without someone or something) ▪ You're too sick to go to work - they'll just have to get along without you. ▪ You can't get along without a sense of humour, especially in this job. ■ SIMILAR TO: cope, manage, ↑get on especially BrE 2. get along if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship + with ▪ Rachel doesn't get along with her dad at all. get along well (together) ▪ "How's your new roommate?" "Really nice, yeah - we get along really well." be easy/difficult to get along with ▪ I've always found him a bit difficult to get along with. get along like a house on fire (=get along very well) ▪ It was clear that he and Simone were getting along like a house on fire. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get on 3. I must be getting along spoken used to tell someone that you must leave, because you have things to do: ▪ Well, I must be getting along - the kids'll be home from school soon. get around 1. get around • get around sth to travel around a city or area: ▪ One of the best ways to get around Amsterdam is by boat. ▪ If we hired a car, we'd be able to get around and see more. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get about BrE get around to be able to move around places without much difficulty - use this about people who are old, ill, or injured: ▪ Even though she's over 90 and nearly blind, she still gets around with a little help. ▪ The Capitol building has ramps and elevators so that wheelchair users can get around. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get about BrE 2. get around sth if you get around a problem, you find a way of dealing with it, especially by avoiding it: ▪ There's no way your mother can stay here - we'll just have to get around it somehow. ▪ When the train drivers held a one-day strike many commuters got around the problem by taking the day off. ▪ Stores introduce new security systems, but experienced shoplifters always find ways to get around them. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get round BrE, ↑get over 3. get around sth if you get around a law or rule, you find a legal way of doing something which the law or rule was intended to prevent: ▪ Most companies are looking for ways to get around the tax laws. ▪ smart lawyers who offer advice on how to get around the new restrictions on share dealing 4. get around if news or information gets around, a lot of people hear about it - use this especially about information that should be secret: ▪ The rumours are already starting to get around. ▪ Surkov put a twenty pound note in his hand. "We don't want this to get around if we can possibly avoid it." word gets around (=many people hear about something) ▪ Word must have got around that the band was staying there, and by evening the hotel was surrounded by screaming fans. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get about BrE, ↑get round BrE 5. get around sb not passive BrE to gently persuade someone to do what you want by being friendly to them: ▪ "Won't your dad mind?" "Don't worry - I know how to get around him." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get round BrE 6. get around to travel to a lot of different places: ▪ Steve's just come back from Hong Kong - he certainly gets around. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get about BrE spoken 7. there's no getting around sth especially spoken used when you are mentioning an unpleasant fact that cannot be changed or ignored: ▪ There's just no getting around the fact that people will have to pay more tax or services will have to be cut. ▪ He didn't love his wife anymore. There was no getting around it. ■ SIMILAR TO: there's not getting away from sth, there's no getting round sth BrE 8. get around spoken to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people: ▪ She gets around, you know - she was well known for it at school. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get about BrE spoken get around to get around to sth to finally do something that you have been intending to do for some time: ▪ I kept meaning to write to him, but I just never got around to it. get around to doing sth ▪ I got the Doolittle book for Trent's mom but I haven't got around to taking it to the Post Office yet. ■ SIMILAR TO: get round to sth BrE get at 1. what sb is getting at what someone really means, when they are not saying it directly: ▪ I see what you're getting at, but I think you're wrong. what are you getting at? ▪ Come on, Sergeant, what are you getting at? Are you trying to suggest that I knew something about it? ■ SIMILAR TO: what sb is driving at 2. get at sth to succeed in reaching or getting something: ▪ When firemen tried to open the garage door to get at the fire, they found it welded shut. ▪ The book you want is up there. You'll have to stand on a chair to get at it. ▪ Software that enables you to get at the information you need more quickly. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reach 3. get at the truth/the facts to discover the truth about a situation, especially when other people do not want you to discover it: ▪ Brian Cox plays a top government investigator determined to get at the truth when his friend disappears in mysterious circumstances. ▪ There's a great deal of secrecy in government departments, which makes it difficult for ordinary people to get at the real facts. 4. get at sb/sth to reach someone or something and attack or harm them: ▪ Plant the seedlings in a sheltered position where the frost can't get at them. ▪ An angry crowd surrounded a police van and pounded on the vehicle in an effort to get at the man who had been detained. ■ SIMILAR TO: attack 5. get at sb BrE informal to criticize someone in an unfair and annoying way: ▪ My Mum's always getting at me about my clothes. ▪ Rob feels as if he's being got at all the time. ▪ I'm not trying to get at you personally - I just think that we should all try to work more as a team. ■ SIMILAR TO: criticize, ↑pick at especially AmE 6. get at sb informal to threaten the people who decide whether someone is guilty in a court of law, in order to influence their decision: ▪ At least eight members of the jury had been got at. ■ SIMILAR TO: nobble BrE informal get away 1. get away to succeed in leaving a place or a person, especially when this is difficult: ▪ There's a meeting after work, but I should be able to get away by seven. ▪ She just wouldn't stop talking - I couldn't get away. + from ▪ People come to the national park to get away from city noise and traffic. ■ SIMILAR TO: escape 2. get away to escape from someone who is chasing you: ▪ Two officers went after them, sir, but they got away. ▪ The two men got away in a blue pickup truck. + with ▪ Thieves got away with a million dollar's worth of jewellery. ■ SIMILAR TO: escape getaway n if you make a getaway, you escape after doing something illegal, especially stealing something: ▪ He scooped the money into a cardboard box, and made his getaway on the subway. getaway adj a getaway vehicle is used by thieves to escape after they have stolen something: ▪ McCarthy and Powers had carried out the robbery, and Guthrie had driven the getaway car. 3. get away to take a holiday away from the place where you normally live: ▪ Are you going to be able to get away this summer? ▪ Work's really stressful at the moment - I need to get away for a few days. get away from it all (=have a relaxing holiday) ▪ an island paradise, the perfect place to get away from it all getaway n singular a relaxing holiday - used especially in advertisements: ▪ Valentine's Day is near, and it's a wonderful time for a romantic getaway. 4. get away! BrE spoken informal used to say that you are very surprised by something or do not believe it: ▪ "Simon asked me to marry him." "Get away!" ■ SIMILAR TO: go on! spoken informal get away from 1. get away from sth to start doing things differently or thinking differently from the way that people have usually been doing things or thinking: ▪ We need to get away from the old idea that the doctor knows everything. ▪ Courtney wanted to get away from her punk image, and become a glamorous movie star. ▪ Freud wanted to get away from the narrow concept of sex as merely a means of reproduction. ■ SIMILAR TO: break away (from) 2. get away from sth to begin to talk about other things, rather than the subject you should be discussing: ▪ I think we are getting away from the main issue. 3. there's no getting away from sth/you can't get away from sth especially spoken used when talking about an unpleasant fact that cannot be changed or ignored: ▪ There's no getting away from the fact that educational standards have fallen over the last 20 years. ▪ If you want to lose weight, you have to give up alcohol - you can't get away from it. get away with 1. get away with sth not passive to not be noticed or punished when you have done something wrong get away with it ▪ The kid was being so rude, and his mother just let him get away with it! ▪ These people are breaking into cars and just getting away with it - they never seem to get caught. get away with doing sth ▪ I don't know how they manage to get away with paying such low wages. get away with sth ▪ They were identical twins, and so cute they could get away with anything. get away with murder (=do something wrong many times or do something serious and not be punished) ▪ These are people with money and influence, so they can get away with murder. 2. get away with sth not passive spoken to be able to do something that it is not the best thing to do, but that is acceptable: ▪ I'm so envious of people who can wear bright colours like orange and yellow. I can't get away with wearing anything like that. ▪ I think we can get away with one coat of paint on the ceiling. get back 1. get back to return to a place after going somewhere else: ▪ We'll probably get back at about nine. ▪ I'm tired. We got back really late last night. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑return 2. get sth back to have something given back to you: ▪ I took pity on him and lent him $40. Well, he gets paid next Friday so I'll get it back on Saturday. ▪ Did you get your books back? get your money back (=a shop or company returns the money that you paid for something) ▪ If they cancel the show, will we get our money back? 3. get sb back to do something to hurt or embarrass someone, in order to punish them for hurting or embarrassing you: ▪ His wife got him back by coolly advertising his Rolls Royce in the paper, and then selling it, for $100. +for ▪ Don't worry - I'll get her back for this! ■ SIMILAR TO: payback 4. get sb back to persuade a lover, wife, or husband who has left you to start having a relationship with you again: ▪ "Do you think she's trying to get him back?" asked Melissa, anxiously. 5. get back! used to tell someone to move away from something or someone: ▪ Get back, he's got a gun! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep back get back at get back at sb not passive to do something to hurt or harm someone, in order to punish them for hurting or harming you: ▪ Then she started dating my best friend, just to get back at me. ▪ Sounds as if he was doing it deliberately to get back at her, doesn't it? +for ▪ The court heard how Wright had kidnapped his boss to get back at her for firing him. get back into 1. get back into sth to start doing a job or activity again after not doing it for a period of time: ▪ The former chief of Kmart Corp. is getting back into the retail business, this time selling videos over the Internet. ▪ The children were growing up, and I decided I wanted to get back into nursing. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑return to 2. get back into sth to start to get used to doing something that you did regularly in the past, but have not done for a period of time: ▪ I hadn't done any exercise for a long time, so it took me a while to get back into it. get back to 1. get back to sth to start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time get back to work ▪ I found it really hard getting back to work after my vacation. get back to sleep ▪ Judy woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. get back to normal (=become normal again) ▪ The war was over, and life was beginning slowly to get back to normal. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑return to 2. get back to sb especially spoken to talk to someone again at a later time, especially by telephone - use this especially when you are too busy to talk to them now: ▪ Okay, so I'll try and get back to you in the next few days. ▪ He said he'd let me know, but he never got back to me. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑call back especially spoken, ↑ring back BrE especially spoken, ↑phone back especially spoken 3. get back to sth to start talking about something after not talking about it for a period of time: ▪ As usual, we got back to the subject of money. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑return to get back together get back together if two lovers or people who are married get back together, they start having a relationship again, after spending a period of time apart: ▪ Do you think Eleanor and Mark will get back together? ▪ "Is she still going out with Leo?" "Yeah. They broke up last year, but then they got back together." ■ SIMILAR TO: get back with sb get back with get back with sb to start having a relationship with a lover, husband, or wife again, after spending a period of time apart: ▪ I knew Tom wanted to get back with his ex-girlfriend, and it made me feel very insecure. ▪ D'you think Natalie will get back with Scott? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get back together get behind 1. get behind if you get behind with a regular payment such as rent, you have not paid as much as you should have +with BrE ▪ I've been getting behind with the mortgage, and I'm worried that the bank will repossess my house. +on AmE ▪ Werner got behind on his rent after he lost his job. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fall behind 2. get behind if you get behind with your work, you have not done as much as you should have: ▪ I'm worried that if I stay off sick I'll get behind. get behind with your work ▪ Lauren was getting behind with her work, but there was no one to turn to. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fall behind 3. get behind sb/sth to support or encourage someone or something and help them to be successful: ▪ The England fans were great. They really got behind us. get by 1. get by to have or know just enough of something to deal with a particular situation, but not enough to make it easy: ▪ "Can you speak French? " "I know enough to get by." +on ▪ He routinely works 14-hour days, getting by on four or five hours of sleep a night. ■ SIMILAR TO: manage 2. get by to have enough money to buy the things you need to live, but no more: ▪ He only earns just enough to get by. get by on $200/$50 a week/month etc ▪ "I have families in my district trying to get by on $4.25 an hour,'' Green said. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑scrape by 3. get by if a vehicle or a person gets by, they pass something that was stopping them from continuing: ▪ Cars pulled into the side of the road to let the ambulance get by. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass get down 1. get down to move your body so that you are close to the ground: ▪ Two men burst in with guns ``Everyone get down! Get down on the floor!'' get down on your hands and knees (=kneel with your hands on the floor) ▪ Every Friday morning my grandmother would get down on her hands and knees and wash the tile floor in the entry hall. get down on your knees (=kneel, especially to pray) ▪ For the first time in his life, Yossarian got down on his knees and prayed. 2. get sth down to succeed in reducing the amount or number of something: ▪ 40 members of staff were made redundant in an attempt to get costs down. +to ▪ The government has got inflation down to 4%. ▪ We got staffing down to 3000. 3. get sb down not passive if a situation gets you down, it continues over a period of time, making you feel increasingly unhappy and tired: ▪ I'd been unemployed since I left college, and it was really getting me down. let sb/sth get you down ▪ She had been battling against cancer and had refused to let the illness get her down. ▪ Geoff, don't let them get you down! ■ SIMILAR TO: depress 4. get sth down to write something quickly, especially so that you do not forget it: ▪ Let me get your number down before I forget it. ▪ Don't stare at a blank screen all day - just get something down! get sth down on paper (=write something instead of just thinking or saying it) ▪ Get together for a discussion and come up with some ideas, then get them down on paper. ■ : ↑write down, ↑jot down 5. get sth down to succeed in swallowing food or drink, especially when this is difficult because you are ill: ▪ My throat was still sore and I couldn't get anything down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑swallow 6. get that down you BrE spoken used to tell someone to drink or eat what you are giving them, because it will make them feel happier or more comfortable: ▪ Piper thrust a mug of tea into my hands. " Here, get that down you." get down on get down on sb AmE informal to criticize someone continuously over a period of time: ▪ The press should stop getting down on our troops. ▪ The bosses at CBS got down on him from time to time, but the workers loved him. get down on yourself ▪ "I'm going to keep being positive. I'm not going to get down on myself," Burkett said. ■ SIMILAR TO: criticize get down to get down to sth to finally make a serious effort and start doing something: ▪ After Christmas I'm going to get down to some serious jobhunting. ▪ I've got an essay to write, but I just can't get down to it.. ▪ By the time we got down to work, it was already 10.30. get down to doing sth ▪ I must get down to writing that letter. get down to business (=start dealing with the most important things without wasting any time) ▪ There's a lot to get through today, so let's get down to business. ■ SIMILAR TO: settle down to get in 1. get in to go into something such as a car or small boat: ▪ Gegs pulled up in his car. " Get in - I'll give you a ride." ▪ Eric held the boat steady while the children got in. 2. get in to be allowed to enter a place: ▪ There's a new club opened in town, but you have to be 21 to get in. ▪ We wanted to see the Bulls game but we couldn't get in. (=all the tickets were sold) 3. get in to succeed in entering a place: ▪ How did you get in? I thought the door was locked. ▪ Firefighters tried to get in through the window, but were beaten back by flames. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑enter, gain access formal 4. get in to arrive at your home or at work: ▪ Listen, I'll have Mike call you when he gets in. ▪ What time did you get in last night? 5. get in if a train, ship, or plane gets in at a particular time, it arrives at that time: ▪ What time does your train get in? ▪ Our flight was delayed and we got in late. +to ▪ We get in to Dallas around noon. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑arrive 6. get sb in to arrange for someone to come to your home, office etc to do a job, especially to repair something: ▪ The washing machine isn't working - we'd better get someone in to fix it. 7. get sth in get in sth to find the time or opportunity to do something even though there is not much time, because you have other things to do: ▪ The president managed to get in a round of golf before the talks began. ▪ I want to get a couple of hours' work in before I go out. ▪ We need to get some practice in before the performance. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fit in 8. get sth in to give or send written work, a letter etc to a person or company, before a particular time or date: ▪ Please get your assignments in by Thursday. ▪ Did you get that application form in? 9. get in BrE if a politician or political party gets in, they are elected: ▪ The Democrats got in with a huge majority. ▪ What has happened to all those women MPs who got in at the last election? ■ SIMILAR TO: to be elected 10. get sth in to go outside and gather things together, and put them in a place where they will not be spoiled by the weather: ▪ The whole village was working to get the harvest in. ▪ Can you help me get the washing in? 11. get in to succeed in getting a place at a university, college etc: ▪ Students who don't have at least a B average have no hope of getting in. 12. get sth in BrE especially spoken to buy a supply of something you need and bring it home: ▪ We need to get some food in - I'll go to the supermarket on my way home. 13. get sth in if a shop gets a product in, it gets a supply of it to be sold: ▪ We get new things in all the time, so try next week. 14. get sb in if a shop, theatre etc gets people in, it attracts them in: ▪ We're putting on a special promotion to try and get people in 15. get in first to say something before the person that you are competing or arguing with is able to say anything: ▪ Reid went to see the management, but discovered that Karen Skinner had got in first, and made a complaint about him. ▪ She opened her mouth, but he got in first. "Where the blazes have you been?" he demanded before she could blink. ▪ Trust the Daily Mail to get in first, with exclusive pictures of the prince's new love. 16. get sth in BrE spoken to go to the bar and buy drinks for yourself and the person or people who are with you: ▪ You grab a table - I'll get the beers in. get in on get in on sth to start doing something that other people are already doing or planning, because you think you will get an advantage: ▪ The success of children's films like Aladdin and the Lion King made people think "This is a big market - let's get in on it." get in on the act (=get in on something that seems to be successful) ▪ US Air began offering a booking service directly over the Internet, and now other airlines are getting in on the act too. get into 1. get into sth • get sb into sth to become involved in an unpleasant or difficult situation, or involve someone else in such a situation: ▪ Pietro, these are dangerous men! Have you any idea what you are getting into? get (yourself) into trouble/difficulties/a mess ▪ These kids get into all sorts of trouble while their parents are at work. ▪ "How on earth did you get yourself into this mess?" she asked. Sian just burst into tears. ▪ Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties in heavy seas off Bardsey Island. get sb into trouble/a mess ▪ They got us into this mess - it's up to them to get us out of it. 2. get into a fight/argument etc to become involved in a fight or argument: ▪ She and another gal got into an argument outside a bar in Jackson Mississippi. ▪ Ryan got into a shouting match with the coach, and then stormed out of the club. 3. get into sth not passive to start to do something regularly get into the habit of doing sth ▪ Get into the habit of taking regular exercise. get into a routine (=start doing things regularly, at the same time every day or week) ▪ The thing is you've got to get into a routine haven't you? Children need routine. 4. get into sth not passive to be accepted as a student by a college or university: ▪ My father and brother were sure he would get into Harvard or Yale without any trouble. 5. get into sth BrE to be accepted as a member of a sports team: ▪ I practised every day, determined to get into the school football team. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑make especially AmE 6. get into sth to succeed in getting a particular job or working in a particular area: ▪ She was doing real estate law and hated it, and she wanted to get into environmental law. ▪ Susan wants to be a theatre manager, but I think it's a very difficult business to get into. 7. get into a state/mood/panic to become upset, anxious, angry, frightened etc: ▪ David got into a terrible state over the exams, you know - he couldn't sleep for weeks. ▪ When the children didn't arrive, she got into a panic and phoned the police. 8. get into sth not in passive to become interested in a book, film, piece of music etc, so that you enjoy it and want to read, see or hear more: ▪ I tried to read "Moby Dick" when I was at college, but I just couldn't get into it. ▪ Peter tapped his feet and bobbed his head, really getting into the music. 9. get into sth to start talking about a particular subject: ▪ Let's not even get into it, honey. I'll break down crying - I miss my man so, so much. ▪ Before we get into a debate on the single currency, I'd just like to make a few announcements. 10. what's got into sb? BrE spoken/what's gotten into sb? AmE spoken used to show that you are surprised because someone is behaving very differently from the way they usually behave: ▪ "Out!" Eunice ordered, pointing at the door. "This is crazy!" he said. "Eunice, what's got into you?" ■ SIMILAR TO: what's the matter with sb? 11. can't get into if you cannot get into clothes, they are too small for you: ▪ "It's a lovely dress but I'm too fat to get into it." "You're not fat!" 12. get into power/government to start having political control of a country: ▪ If the Social Democrats got into power, they would change the whole system of local government. 13. get into groups/pairs/threes etc if a students in a classroom get into groups, they form small groups so that they can work together: ▪ So if you could get into groups of maybe about four, and come up with four or five possible solutions. get in with get in with sb to become friendly with a person or group - used especially when you disapprove of this relationship: ▪ She had married a rich man, and then used his money to get in with Chicago's social elite. get in with the wrong crowd (=become friendly with people who influence you to behave badly) ▪ Shanie wasn't a bad kid - she just got in with the wrong crowd. get off 1. get off sth • get off if you get off a bus, plane, large boat, train etc, you leave it: ▪ They saw Edwin getting off the ferry and raced to meet him. ▪ Get off the subway at Seventy-eighth Street - the restaurant is just across the street. ▪ This is where I get off - I'll call you! Bye! 2. get off • get off sth to leave your place of work when you have finished work for that day: ▪ I get off early on Friday, so maybe we could go to the movies or something? ▪ But she doesn't get off work until five thirty, so you know she won't be there until six thirty. 3. get off spoken to leave the place where you are or start a journey: ▪ What time do you want to get off in the morning? + to ▪ Right, I'll get off to the shops and get her the stuff that she wants. get sb off to help someone, especially a child, so that they are ready to leave a place + to ▪ I'll come round after I get the kids off to school. 4. get off to not be punished for a crime or something you have done wrong: ▪ If he gets off, it's because he has a smart lawyer. get off with a fine/2 months etc (=get a punishment that is less severe than you deserve) ▪ If she's very lucky, she may get off with a fine. get of lightly (=get a punishment that is less severe than you deserve) ▪ You got off lightly. You could have been sent to prison. get sb off not passive if a lawyer gets a criminal off, he or she succeeds in persuading the court that the criminal should not be punished: ▪ I know a man who killed his wife with a hammer. His lawyer got him off on a plea of temporary insanity. 5. get off sth • get sb off sth to stop being dependent on something that you used to have regularly, or to make someone else do this: ▪ I wanted to get off drugs, but my family wouldn't support me - they just didn't want to know. ▪ Getting people off welfare and into paying jobs is a major national priority. ▪ At this stage the mother should be getting the baby off breast milk and onto solid food. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come off 6. get off the phone to stop using the telephone: ▪ I'm waiting for Veronica to get off the phone, so I can call Mom. 7. get off! • get off sth! spoken used to tell someone to stop touching you or stop touching something: ▪ "I'm going to tickle you!" "No, get off! Get off!" ▪ Get off those chocolates - they're mine! 8. get sth off informal to send a letter, package etc by mail, especially before a particular time: ▪ I have to get this application off today. + to ▪ I'll get that confirmation letter off to you as quickly as possible. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑send off 9. get off sth • get sb off sth to stop talking about a subject and talk about something else, or to make someone else do this: ▪ Can we get off politics and talk about something else for a change? ▪ The Minister was naturally anxious to get me off the subject of the" Save our Schools " campaign. 10. get off BrE to succeed in going to sleep, especially when this is difficult: ▪ I just couldn't get off last night - it must have been the coffee. get off to sleep ▪ When she finally got off to sleep, she was tortured by dreadful nightmares. get sb off BrE to succeed in making a baby go to sleep: ▪ Duncan's upstairs trying to get the baby off. 11. get off AmE informal to have an orgasm (=reach the point of greatest sexual pleasure): ▪ I just couldn't get off, so we went to see a sex therapist. 12. get off sth AmE to succeed in doing something: ▪ The Kings not only failed to get off a single shot but also gave up a short-handed goal. 13. get off sth AmE to tell a joke or say something funny: ▪ Lionel got off a one-liner about making more than the president because he had a better year than the president. 14. get off AmE spoken informal to have a good feeling because you have taken drugs: ▪ We did some speed, man, and really got off. + on ▪ Jack used to get off on cocaine, but he's straightened up now. 15. where does sb get off doing sth? AmE spoken used when you think someone has done something to you that they have no right to do: ▪ Where does he get off telling me how to live my life? ▪ I don't know where he get off treating you like that! 16. get off it AmE informal used to tell someone to stop talking or thinking about a particular subject: ▪ Get off it. If you want to talk about love, maybe it's better you talk about it without me around. 17. tell sb where to get off BrE spoken to speak angrily to someone because what they have done, said or asked is unfair, unreasonable, or rude: ▪ "Morris asked me to work late again." "Bloody cheek! I hope you told him where to get off." ■ SIMILAR TO: tell sb where to go get off on get off on sth informal if you get off on something, it gives you a feeling of pleasure and excitement, especially sexual excitement: ▪ This guy enjoys scaring people - he gets off on that kind of thing. ▪ porn addicts who get off on weird sex get off with get off with sb BrE informal to start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone: ▪ She spent the whole evening trying to get off with Michael. get on 1. get on especially BrE if two or more people get on, they have a friendly relationship + with ▪ "How do you get on with Julie?" "Oh, fine." get on well (together) ▪ Janet's a lovely person. We've always got on well together. be easy/difficult to get on with ▪ I've always found him a bit difficult to get on with. ▪ She's easy to get on with is Eileen - my interests are very much like hers. not get on ▪ Those two don't get on, do they? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get along 2. get on sth • get on to go onto a bus, train, boat, plane etc: ▪ We drove her to Columbus and she got on the plane to San Francisco. ▪ The inspector examined my ticket. "Where did you get on?" "Trafalgar Square." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑board formal 3. get on to deal with a job or situation, especially when you do it successfully and make progress: ▪ Martin's getting on very well in his new job. how is sb getting on? (=used to ask how someone is dealing with a new job or situation) ▪ How's your daughter getting on at university? + with ▪ How are you getting on with your research project? get along without (=succeed in dealing with a situation without someone or something) ▪ I shall miss you - in fact I don't know how I'll get on without you. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get along 4. how did you get on? spoken used to ask someone about the result of their visit, examination etc: ▪ "How did you get on at the doctor's?" "All right, she gave me some antibiotics and she said the infection should clear up." ■ SIMILAR TO: how did it go? spoken, how did you make out? spoken, especially AmE 5. get on especially spoken to continue doing something that you were doing before +with ▪ Get on with your work! ▪ We should leave the president's love-life alone, and let him get on with the business of running the country. get on BrE ▪ I'd like to stop and chat, but I really must get on. get on with it! (=used to tell someone to work faster) ▪ Come on, get on with it! We haven't got all day! 6. get on BrE to be successful in your job so that you can progress to a more important job or a higher rank: ▪ That new bloke's very keen - you can see he really wants to get on. + in ▪ If you want to get on in politics, you have to take every opportunity that comes your way. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get ahead, progress 7. be getting on spoken if someone is getting on, they are getting old: ▪ We're both getting on, now, and we can't travel about like we used to. 8. get on the phone/telephone to start talking to someone on the telephone, especially to discuss business: ▪ The day didn't start with small talk and coffee. You were expected to get on the phone and start making money. +to ▪ He got on the phone to Campbell and Bruce and told them we were cancelling our order. 9. it's getting on/time's getting on BrE spoken used to say that it is getting late: ▪ We'd better get started - time's getting on. 10. get it on AmE informal to have sex: ▪ I heard they were getting it on in his office. get on at get on at sb spoken to keep criticizing someone, especially about something that they have not done and should have done: ▪ My mother's always getting on at me - she says my room's a disgrace. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep on at, nag get on for be getting on for 90, 10 o'clock, $500 etc BrE to be almost a particular age, time, number, or price: ▪ Her grandad must be getting on for eighty. ▪ I should be going home - it must be getting on for midnight. get onto/get on to 1. get onto sth to begin to talk about a particular subject, after you have been talking about something else: ▪ I don't know how we got on to this, but we were just talking about funerals. ▪ As usual we got onto the subject of money. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come on to 2. get onto sb BrE to telephone or write to a person or organization, especially because you want them to do something for you: ▪ "Did you get on to the electrician?" "Yes, he's coming tomorrow to have a look at the wiring." ▪ I'm afraid I can't help you. You'd better get onto the Embassy. ■ SIMILAR TO: contact 3. get onto sb BrE it the police, government officers etc get onto someone who is secretly doing something illegal, they find out about that person and their illegal activities: ▪ The police got onto Timmy just as he was planning to leave the country. ▪ How did they get on to him? Surely Tracey hadn't given him away? 4. get onto sth to be elected as a member of a committee, political organization etc: ▪ Her political career began when she got onto the local council in 1979. 5. get onto sth BrE to succeed in being accepted on a course or scheme (=an official plan intended to help people by giving them money, training etc): ▪ It's an excellent course, but it's really difficult to get onto it. ▪ To get on to the scheme you have to produce a business plan, and then pass an interview. 6. get onto it to start dealing with a problem, especially in an effective and determined way: ▪ Anyway, this new solicitor got onto it, and he was really good. We got $2,000 compensation. ▪ Also please instruct the records office to prepare a report on Manville and all his known contacts." "Yes sir. I'll get onto it right away." get out 1. get out to get out of a car, train, small boat etc: ▪ Jack told Fogarty to stop the car, and we got out to have a look at the view. +of ▪ I got out of the car and strode up to the front porch. 2. get out to escape from a place that it is difficult to escape from, or where there is danger: ▪ How did the dog manage to get out? The gate was shut. +of ▪ Nobody's gotten out of Kansas County Jail in 50 years. get out alive ▪ We were lucky to get out alive. The whole building was on fire. ■ SIMILAR TO: escape get sb out to help someone to escape from a place that is difficult to escape from or where there is danger: ▪ There were two people trapped in the house, but firefighters managed to get them out. 3. get sth out to take something out of a bag, cupboard, container, your pocket etc: ▪ I got the dictionary out and looked up "passport" and "lost," and tried to explain the situation to the hotel receptionist. +of ▪ Ursula got a bottle of pills out of her handbag. "Here, take two of these." 4. get out! spoken used to rudely order someone to leave a room or a building because you are angry with them: ▪ Get out! I'm trying to do my homework. +of ▪ Miriam trembled with rage. Her lips became pale. "Get out of this house, you lying bastard." 5. get out to leave an unpleasant situation: ▪ After nearly five years in the Navy, Ofstedahl decided he had to get out. +of ▪ "Dan's dead." Ira told me "And I'm getting out of this god-damned business, before it kills me too." 6. get out to go to different places in order to meet people and enjoy yourself, especially when you do not often do this: ▪ No wonder you're depressed, Carol, stuck in this tiny flat all day. You need to get out and meet people. ▪ It's difficult to get out when you've got young children. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go out 7. get out if news or information gets out, people hear about it, even though it is supposed to be a secret: ▪ "Mrs. O'Dwyer," I said, "if this gets out, the consequences to the Presidency and the nation would be difficult to imagine." word gets out (=people hear a secret) ▪ The gig was supposed to be a secret, but word got out and 2,000 fans turned up at the tiny Manchester venue. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑leak out 8. get sth out to succeed in saying something when this is very difficult: ▪ She was so upset she couldn't get the words out at first. "I- I saw you, Sherman. I saw you- with her." ▪ Ceballos was laughing so much he could barely get his lines out. 9. get sth out to succeed in producing something, so that it is available for people to buy: ▪ We have to get the album out in time for Christmas. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bring out 10. get sth out to remove dirt from cloth + of ▪ I couldn't get that stain out of your blue dress, Monica. get out of 1. get out of sth to avoid doing something that you have promised to do or are supposed to do: ▪ I've got a business meeting at 2.00, but I'll see if I can get out of it. get out of doing sth ▪ He's not really ill - he's just trying to get out of going to school. get out of a contract/agreement etc (=avoid having to obey a legal agreement that you agreed to obey) ▪ a pop singer who went to court to try to get of his contract with the record company, Sony ▪ Once you've signed it, it becomes a legally binding document. You'll need a lawyer to get our of it, believe me. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wriggle out of, duck out of informal 2. get sth out of sb to force or persuade someone to tell you or give you something: ▪ The police finally managed to get the information out of him after 8 hours of questioning. ▪ We are trying to get more money out of the government to help fund our project. 3. get sth out of sth not passive to gain enjoyment from doing something, or to think that it was useful: ▪ My argument has always been the more work you put into something, the more you get out of it. ▪ The course was really good - I got a lot out of it. get pleasure/satisfaction out of sth ▪ I get a lot of satisfaction out of what I do for a living. 4. get out of sth to stop a habit, or to stop doing an activity that you did regularly get out of the habit of doing sth ▪ My mother just couldn't get out of the habit of telling me what to do, even though I was grown up with children of my own. get over 1. get over sth/sb to begin to feel better after a shock or an experience that upset you get over sth ▪ "It took me a year to get over Lester's death," Frank Eng recalled many years later. ▪ "Bobby never really got over his war experiences", said Meyer. "He still has nightmares from Vietnam.'' ▪ It's been a terrible shock, losing her job like this - she needs time to get over it. get over sb (=stop feeling upset about a romantic relationship with someone that ended) ▪ She's just getting over a guy from Seattle. They met on vacation, fell in love, bought a house, and then it all went horribly wrong. 2. get over sth to get well again after an illness: ▪ He's still trying to get over that bout of flu he had. ▪ The color had returned to his face, and he appeared to have gotten over his nausea. ■ SIMILAR TO: recover 3. get over sth to succeed in controlling feelings of fear or nervousness, so that you feel calm again: ▪ "I'm scared of the dark." "Well, you're going to have to get over being scared of the dark." ▪ She discovered that, once you got over the nervousness, it was a terrific thrill to be this high in the air, flying over roads, houses, and cornfields. 4. get sth over • get over sth not passive to succeed in communicating ideas or information so that other people understand them get a point/message/idea etc over ▪ Anti-smoking campaigners are using a series of newspaper adverts to get their message over to the public. get over to sb that ▪ We're trying to get over to people that they must drive more slowly when there is ice on the road. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get across 5. get over sth to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty etc: ▪ At 600 mph the plane became uncontrollable. We got over this problem by redesigning the wings. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get round BrE 6. can't/couldn't get over sth spoken used to say that you are very surprised or shocked by something: ▪ We went to see a play last night, and it was terrible! I just couldn't get over how bad it was. ▪ "I can't get over the way you look," Deborah exclaimed. "You've lost so much weight!" 7. get sth over to do and finish something unpleasant that you do not want to do, but that you must do: ▪ The bridegroom looked as if he just wanted to get the whole thing over as quickly as possible. ▪ "You can make a statement later if you're not well enough." I sat up "I'd rather get it over, officer." get over with get sth over with not passive to do and finish something unpleasant or difficult that you have to do, so that you can feel more relaxed when it is done: ▪ I just want to get these exams over with. ▪ She had to tell Mervyn that their marriage was over. It was no use sitting here - she had to go in and get it over with. get sth over and done with (=get something over with) ▪ It's always painful breaking bad new to people, but the sooner we get it over and done with the better. get round 1. get round sth BrE if you get round a problem, you find a way of dealing with it, especially by avoiding it: ▪ We're having a problem with one of the machines, but don't worry, we'll get round it somehow. ▪ When the train drivers held a one-day strike many commuters got round the problem by taking the day off. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get over 2. get round sth BrE if you get round a law or rule, you find a legal way of doing something which the law or rule was intended to prevent: ▪ Arms manufacturers found ways of getting round the ban on trade with Iraq. ▪ Skilful lawyers are often able to get round laws intended to regulate particular business activities. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 3. get round BrE if news or information gets round, a lot of people hear about it: ▪ News soon got round that Nick was back in town. ▪ It's a small place so gossip get round pretty quickly. word gets round (=many people hear something) ▪ Word must have got round that the band were staying there, and by evening the hotel was surrounded by screaming fans. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get about 4. get round sb not passive BrE to gently persuade someone to do what you want by being friendly to them: ▪ Freddie knows exactly how to get round his mum. ▪ If she thinks she can get round me with her soft talk, she can think again. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 5. there's no getting round sth BrE especially spoken used when talking about an unpleasant fact that cannot be changed or ignored: ▪ There's no getting round the fact that even in the church, racism is a problem. ■ SIMILAR TO: there's no getting around sth, there's no getting away from sth 6. get round to sth BrE to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a long time: ▪ "Didn't you ever learn to drive?" "I was always meaning to, but somehow I never got round to it." get round to doing sth ▪ When the office finally got round to answering my letter, it was too late. ■ SIMILAR TO: get around to sth get through 1. get through sth • get sb through sth to deal with a difficult experience or period of your life and come to the end of it, or to help someone to do this: ▪ It's going to be hard to get through the next couple of days. ▪ "Oh Glen, how will I get through this?" she said, and the tears welled up again, splashing down her face. ▪ It was his determination and sense of humour that go him through the crisis. 2. get through to succeed in talking to someone on the telephone: ▪ Dave's been trying to call them all day, but he just couldn't get through. +to ▪ When I finally got through to the computer helpline, they put me in a queuing system for half an hour. 3. get through sth to finish something that you are doing, especially work or a book that you are reading: ▪ I really want to get through this book - I've only got two more chapters to read. ▪ I've got some work to do, but it's fairly straightforward - I should get through it quite quickly. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑finish 4. get through sth to pass a test or examination, or successfully complete a course: ▪ The students' main aim is to get through the course and pass the examinations. ▪ Zoe reckons that an exchange visit to France helped her get through her French Higher exam. ▪ Getting through law school was tough. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass get sb/sth through sth to do what is necessary to help someone or something pass a test or examination: ▪ A good school does more than just get its students through their exams. ▪ You'll never get that car through its emission test. 5. get through • get through sth if a new law or plan gets through, it becomes officially accepted by a parliament, committee etc: ▪ The Council meets on Wednesday, and we're hoping that these proposals will get through. get through Congress/Parliament ▪ Baker's tax reforms had a fairly good chance of getting through Congress more or less intact. get sth through • get sth through sth if a government, president etc gets a new law or plan through, it becomes officially accepted: ▪ The government had intended to get the bill through before Christmas. get sth through Congress/Parliament ▪ President Clinton failed to get his healthcare reforms through Congress. ▪ It took four years to get the bill through Parliament. 6. get through to succeed in reaching a place in spite of difficulties: ▪ The Red Cross parcels were not getting through, and prisoners in the camps were starving to death. +to ▪ All the roads are blocked - there's no hope of getting through to Whitby until the weather improves. 7. get sth through to succeed in sending food, equipment etc to people in an area that is difficult to reach because of war, bad weather etc: ▪ In order to get supplies through, the Soviet parliament approved special measures allowing the military to take over the railways. +to ▪ The troops' primary role is to get humanitarian aid through to the stricken region. 8. get through sth BrE to spend a lot of money, or use a lot of something such as food or drink: ▪ She gets through at least $200 every weekend - I don't know what she spends it on. ▪ You got through those biscuits quickly! get through to 1. get through to sb to succeed in making someone understand something, especially when this is difficult: ▪ What the hell do you have to do to get through to these stupid people! ▪ The report shows that the message about safe sex isn't getting through to teenagers. get it through to sb that ▪ You must try to get it through to him that you're not happy, and that you're relationship is in trouble. 2. get through to sth to succeed in reaching the next stage of a game or competition: ▪ The contestant that gets through to the final round has a chance to win $50,000. ▪ The local rugby club got through to the semi-finals of a big national competition. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reach get to 1. get to sth to arrive at a place or reach a particular stage in a process, story etc: ▪ "What time did you get to the hotel?" "3 o'clock in the morning." ▪ Janine looked preoccupied, but she cheered up when we got to the restaurant. ▪ We'd just got to the bit where Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reach 2. get to sb spoken if something or someone gets to you, they make you feel more and more annoyed or upset, even though you try not to let them affect you: ▪ She's always complaining, always so negative about everything - it's really getting to me. ▪ Rachel's having a bad time at work - it's beginning to get to her. ▪ Don't let him get to you - he's just teasing you. 3. where has sb/sth got to? spoken used to ask where someone or something is, when they are not where they should be: ▪ I wonder where Sophie's got to? She should be here by now. ▪ Where's my bag got to? It was here on the table a minute ago. 4. get to doing sth non-standard to start doing something, especially without intending to: ▪ We were in the car coming home, and we got to talking about people who were at school with us. ▪ I got to thinking perhaps I ought to try a different kind of job. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start get together 1. get together if two or more people get together, they meet for a social occasion, or in order to discuss or organize something: ▪ We must get together for a drink sometime. ▪ There used to be a group of us - we used to get together and play bridge, and have dinner parties. ▪ I've got a meeting at 3.00, but we can get together and talk about it after that. ▪ The idea is that management and workers will get together and discuss ways of improving staff morale. +with ▪ When are we getting together with Terry and Gretch? Next Saturday? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑meet up get-together n C a party or informal social occasion: ▪ a family get-together ▪ We're having a get-together on Saturday, if you'd like to come. 2. get sth together to collect several things and put them in one place: ▪ Hang on a minute - I just need to get my things together. ▪ I need to go up into the attic and get some stuff together for that yard sale. 3. get sb together if you get a group of people together, you arrange for them to meet in order to do something: ▪ Why don't we get everyone together and go bowling or something? ▪ She's going to try to get some people together to work on an arts festival. 4. get together • get it together spoken if two people get together or get it together, they start a romantic or sexual relationship: ▪ I always thought those two should get together - they've got a lot in common. ▪ Maybe if Moira and me had been able to get it together again, everything would have been all right. +with ▪ She had a boyfriend in Texas, but when she came back here she got together with Michael. 5. get sth together • get together sth spoken to organize or prepare something: ▪ I still haven't got the schedule together, but I am hoping to have it finished by tomorrow. ▪ He's going to be hungry - maybe I'd better get a meal together. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put together 6. get yourself together to begin to be in control of your life and emotions, so that you can succeed in doing the things you have planned to do: ▪ Amanda was still trying to get herself together, when another crisis devastated her life. ▪ We thought his career was over, but he's managed to get himself together over the past 18 months. 7. get it together/get your act together to begin to be in control of a situation, and do things in an organized and confident way: ▪ If McCallen gets it together, he can win this race. ▪ Come on, Doyle, get it together, or we'll never solve this case. ▪ When is the United Nations going to get its act together in Bosnia? 8. get sth together to succeed in getting enough money for a particular purpose: ▪ "Are you going on vacation this summer?" "Yeah, If I can get the money together." ▪ Money's tight, Joe. Some months I can barely get the rent together. get up 1. get up to wake up and get out of your bed, especially in the morning: ▪ What time do you have to get up tomorrow? ▪ She got up, had a bath, took four aspirins, then went to sit in the garden. ▪ I hate getting up in the morning, especially in winter. get sb up to make someone wake up and get out of bed, especially in the morning: ▪ Can you get the kids up? They're going to be late for school. 2. get up to stand up after you have been sitting or lying down: ▪ Sherman got up and went over to the window. ▪ I just got up and went. I was absolutely furious. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stand up 3. get up sth • get sth up BrE to organize something, especially something that involves asking other people to help or take part: ▪ She's getting up a collection for Sue's birthday. ▪ The local residents got up a petition, demanding a better bus service. ▪ One of the teachers tried to get up a rugby team, but the kids weren't interested. ■ SIMILAR TO: organize 4. get up BrE if a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets stronger: ▪ The wind got up during the night, and blew their tent away. 5. get yourself up BrE informal to dress in unusual clothes, especially clothes that make you look like someone else, such as a famous person, or a character from a story + in/as ▪ Margaret and Mitzi had got themselves up in 1920s dresses, with long beads and those little hats. be got up as/like ▪ He was got up as Count Dracula, complete with fangs and a long black cloak. ▪ I saw a group of little girls got up like the Spice Girls. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dress up getup n C informal a set of clothes, especially strange or unusual clothes: ▪ There's always one contestant in some ridiculous cowgirl getup, thinking she looks patriotic. 6. get sth up • get up sth especially AmE to improve your knowledge of something: ▪ If you're going to Mexico this summer, you'd better get your Spanish up. ■ SIMILAR TO: brush up 7. get it up informal to have an erection (=when a man's sex organ becomes bigger and harder with sexual excitement): ▪ When it came to their wedding night, poor Fred found he couldn't get it up at all. get up to get up to sth BrE to do something, especially something slightly bad or that people do not approve of: ▪ God knows what they get up to while their parents are away. ▪ As children, we all got up to tricks like pinching a few apples or knocking on someone's door and running away. get with get with it! used to tell someone to be more modern and fashionable in the way they think and behave: ▪ "I suppose they'll be playing that awful disco music." "Oh heavens! Don't be so old-fashioned Granny, get with it!" |
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