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travel to different places.
Get about
Jane gets about the city on her bike
explain
Get something across
PUT sth ACROSS
PUT sth OVER.-
How can I get across (to you) how I feel?
Travel a lot.
Get around
In my job I get around quite a lot.
Finally do.
GET DOWN TO.
Get around to
I’ll get around to your request later
Succed in leaving. Escape.
Get away
The three men got away in a stolen car.
escape punishment
Get away with something
I don’t know how the manage to get away with treating their workers like that
return to a place
Get back
We’ll probably get back about nine.
have something returned
Get something back
Get back something
Did you get that money back that you lent Bessie?
(NO) Did you take back the money you lent her?
(SI) Did you get back the money you lent her?
phone someone later
Get back to somebody
I’m bit busy at the moment. Can I get back to you?
have just enough money to buy the things you need
sobrevivir, arreglarse
Get by
She can just about get by on her pension.
(NO) I get on wiht the little I have
(SI) I get by with the little I have.
make someone feel sad or unhappy
deprimir
Get somebody down
All this delay and waiting is getting her down
Write down.
Put down.
Take down
apuntar
Get something down
Get down something
The reporters were trying to get down everything he said
manage to enter
entrar
Get in
Ther arrived at the stadium in goot time but they still couldn’t get in
leave (a bus, train, plane)
bajarse
Get off
The bus driver will tell you where to get off
manage to enter (a country, university, etc)
ser admitido
Get into somewhere
How many of your studens got into university?
make progress
Get on
He’s new but he’s getting on fine
have a friendly relationship with
Get on with somebody
How does Gina get on with her colleagues?
continue to do something.
CARRY ON
Get on with something
Get on with your work!
get well after an illness
recover from the shock of something
Get over something
She’s still trying to get over that cold.
Parents never really get over the death of a child
succed in communicating.
PUT OVER
Get something over
There’s no point in having brilliant ideas unless you can get them over
meet for a talk, to practise, etc
Get together
Let’s get together next week an discuss it
find a solution to a problem
Get round something
Your mother can’t stay here. We’ll have to get round the problem somehow
succed in reaching somebody by telephone
Get through to somebody
At last, I managed to get through to one of the managers
Get it over with
quitarse de encima
sacarse de encima
dispose of, throw away
deshacerse de
olvidarse de
librarse de
sacarse de encima
get rid of
You need to get rid of those pants - you never wear them anymore.
