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To criticize someone in an unfair and annoying way.
To GET AT SOMEONE
My mum is always GETTING AT me
Something that makes you feel unhappy, sad or depressed ...
TO GET SOMEONE DOWN
My lack of money is really GETTING ME DOWN
To have a good relationship with someone
TO GET ON / ALONG WITH SOMEONE
to return
get back
To be reasonably competent at something
To GET BY - I can get by in German
To start having a relationship with a lover, husband, or wife again, after spending a period of time apart.
To GET BACK WITH SOMEONE
If you leave a bus, plane, large boat, train
etc, you ________ it.
TO GET OFF a train etc
To start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone.
To GET OFF WITH SOMEONE
to get out of bed
get up
To do something to hurt or embarrass someone, in order to punish them for hurting or embarrassing you.
TO GET SOMEONE BACK
If you have not done as much as you should have, you ______
TO GET BEHIND
I don't want to bet behind at work so I am working this weekend.
To finally make a serious effort and start doing something.
To GET DOWN TO DOING SOMETHING
I need to get down to some serious studying.
To succeed in leaving a place or a person, especially when this is difficult.
To GET AWAY.
I will try to GET AWAY from work early today
to go on a vacation
get away
to ask someone about the result of their visit, examination etc:
To GET ON
How did you GET ON at the doctor's?
To succeed in making someone understand an idea or message.
TO GET ACROSS.
The idea that I am trying to GET ACROSS today is ..
To arrive at your home or at work.
TO GET IN
To start talking about a specific topic
To GET INTO something
I don't want to GET INTO it. It is too upsetting.
to meet (usually for social reasons)
get together
to continue doing something that you were doing before.
To GET ON WITH sthg : I will let you GET ON WITH your work
to be able to move around places without much difficulty - use this about people who are old, ill, or injured.
To GET ABOUT
After breaking a leg, he is GETTING ABOUT on crutches
To become interested in a book, film, piece of music etc, so that you enjoy it
To GET INTO SOMETHING
I couldn't GET INTO 'Don QUIJOTE'
to have enough money to buy the things you need to live, but no more.
To GET BY
to become interested in something again
get back into
to grow old
to GET ON. Ouch! My legs hurt! I think that I am getting on