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PHRASAL |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES / TRANSLATION |
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get about
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move from
place to place, circulate |
Although she is over eighty,
Mrs. Ballon still gets about. |
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get across
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make
understood, |
The American comedian found it
difficult to get his jokes across to the audience of Argentinians. |
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get ahead
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advance,
prosper, |
If he has an aptitude for that
job, he is sure to get ahead. |
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get at
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reach |
The store was so crowded, it was hard to
get at
the food. |
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get along with
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have a
friendly relationship |
Pablo insists that my dog
doesn't get along
with
his
cat. |
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get around
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1)
circulate. move about |
1) He is too old to get around
now. |
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2) evade, avoid
doing |
2) She always gets around that topic about politics. |
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get away
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escape |
I hooked a fish, but it
got away. |
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get away with |
do without
being caught |
He
got away with being late
for school. |
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get back
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1)
return home |
1) When did you get back from
Japan? |
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2) obtain back |
2) I
haven't got my old back yet. |
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get by
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1) barely
succeed |
1) She studied just hard enough to
get by. |
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2) manage,
survive financially |
2)
The whole family had to get by on
the mother's salary. |
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get down
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make you feel depresessed |
Don't let this horrible weather
get you down. |
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get down to
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begin
dealing seriously with, |
After a delicious meal both men
got down to
business. |
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get in
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1) arrive,
enter (at a station, |
1) What time does the bus from
Montevideo get in? |
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2) enter or board
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2) We got in the taxi and the driver started the engine. |
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get in on
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manage to
participate in |
I would love to
get in on the
decoration for your new house. |
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get into
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become
involved with |
I don't want to
get into any
argument with you. |
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get off |
1) leave a horse, a bicycle or public transportation (bus, train) |
1) They got off the train at 5
pm. |
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2)
be excused for duty |
2) My school got Valentine's
Day off. Can you believe it? |
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3) avoid punishment for someone |
3) He's a terrible lawyer. He
got the murderer off. |
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get on
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1) board a
big vehicle |
1) They got on the bus as soon
as it arrived. |
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2) manage |
2) How is your sister getting on? |
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3) mount (a horse, a bike) |
3) Here is your bike: get on and let's go. |
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4) grow older |
4) Ann is getting on. She must be at least 70. |
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get out of
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1)
leave a
small vehicle |
1) Get out of your car and open
the garage door. |
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2)
escape having a duty |
2) I was really but I could get
out of giving my class today. |
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get over with
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undergo,
finish |
I hate dentists' offices, so if I must visit
one, I prefer to get
it
over with as soon as
possible. |
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get over
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1) recover
from |
My wife has not
got over the flu
yet. |
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2) finish |
Her English classes get over at
6 pm. |
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get rid of
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1) throw away |
"Why don't you get rid of
these old
papers and books?" |
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2) dismiss,
fire |
The manager will soon get rid
of her. She talks too much. |
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get through |
survive,
finish |
I
won't be able to get
through with
my
project until
May. |
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get through
to |
be in or establish communication with |
Have
you got through to Mr. Morrison yet? |
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get together
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meet for a
social purpose |
Our
family
used to get
together
to celebrate Christmas. |
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get up
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1) arise
from bed |
1) My grandfather used to get
up at six every day. |
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2) rise to one's feet |
2) Everyone got up when she entered the room. |
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give away
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1) give
freely (separable) |
1) Before dying he gave all his
money away. |
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2) distribute |
2) OM Personal gives away prizes every month. |
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3) reveal |
3) Although I had asked Luis not to do it, he gave away my secret during the
meeting. |
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4) betray |
4) The secret agent was given away by a co-worker. |
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give back
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return
something to its owner |
Today I
gave back the bicycle I
had borrowed. |
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give in
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1) admit
defeat, surrender |
1) The thief finally went to
the Police and gave in. |
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2) hand papers, exams, |
2) "Please, give in your examination papers now". |
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give off
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send out,
emit |
Boiled cabbage
gives off an
unpleasant odor. |
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give out
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distribute |
Who will help me to give all
these books out? |
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give up
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1)
surrender |
1) The prisoners gave
themselves up. |
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2) resign |
2) The electrician gave up his job to become a priest. |
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3) abandon |
3) Try to give up cigarettes and alcohol. |
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give up on
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stop trying |
Helen has
given up on
such a terrible
situation. |
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go against
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oppose |
Don't
go against the rules.
You must obey them. |
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go along with |
agree, not
resist |
I'm willing to
go along with
your idea. It looks great!! |
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go back |
return |
Captain Meyer decided to go
back to Miami this summer. |
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go back on
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break a
promise, |
He never
goes back on his
word. |
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go for
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like a
great deal |
Mother really goes for black
chocolate. |
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go in for
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1) be
interested in |
1) He preferred to go in for
civil engineering. |
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2) participate in |
2) Over 50,000 subscribers are going in for OM Personal courses and
tutorials. |
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go off
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1) depart,
leave |
1) She went off without saying
goodbye. |
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2) explode |
2) Luckily the time-bomb went off outside the station. |
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3) be successful (parties) |
3) The wedding party seemed to go off very well. |
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go on
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1) continue |
1) Please
go on. Don't let me
interrupt you. |
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2) happen |
2) What's going on in this room today? |
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go out
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1) leave (a
building, a room) |
1) I felt lonely after my
parents had gone out. |
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2) cease burning |
2) The fire soon went out after we threw water on it. |
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3) cease to be fashionable |
3) Long dresses have gone out this year. |
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4) go on strike |
4) All the operators wet out on strike last week. |
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5) recede |
5) The tide is going out. |
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go out with
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have a date with |
Monica went out with Carlos and
Julie for New Year. |
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go over
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