词组 | get together |
释义 | 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. |
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