Get

Question 1

travel to different places.

Answer 1

Get about

Jane gets about the city on her bike

Question 2

explain

Answer 2

Get something across

PUT sth ACROSS

PUT sth OVER.-

How can I get across (to you) how I feel?

Question 3

Travel a lot.

Answer 3

Get around

In my job I get around quite a lot.

Question 4

Finally do.

GET DOWN TO.

Answer 4

Get around to

I’ll get around to your request later

Question 5

Succed in leaving. Escape.

Answer 5

Get away

The three men got away in a stolen car.

Question 6

escape punishment

Answer 6

Get away with something

I don’t know how the manage to get away with treating their workers like that

Question 7

return to a place

Answer 7

Get back

We’ll probably get back about nine.

Question 8

have something returned

Answer 8

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?

Question 9

phone someone later

Answer 9

Get back to somebody

I’m bit busy at the moment. Can I get back to you?

Question 10

have just enough money to buy the things you need

sobrevivir, arreglarse

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

make someone feel sad or unhappy

deprimir

Answer 11

Get somebody down

All this delay and waiting is getting her down

Question 12

Write down.

Put down.

Take down

apuntar

Answer 12

Get something down

Get down something

The reporters were trying to get down everything he said

Question 13

manage to enter

entrar

Answer 13

Get in

Ther arrived at the stadium in goot time but they still couldn’t get in

Question 14

leave (a bus, train, plane)

bajarse

Answer 14

Get off

The bus driver will tell you where to get off

Question 15

manage to enter (a country, university, etc)

ser admitido

Answer 15

Get into somewhere

How many of your studens got into university?

Question 16

make progress

Answer 16

Get on

He’s new but he’s getting on fine

Question 17

have a friendly relationship with

Answer 17

Get on with somebody

How does Gina get on with her colleagues?

Question 18

continue to do something.

CARRY ON

Answer 18

Get on with something

Get on with your work!

Question 19

get well after an illness

recover from the shock of something

Answer 19

Get over something

She’s still trying to get over that cold.

Parents never really get over the death of a child

Question 20

succed in communicating.

PUT OVER

Answer 20

Get something over

There’s no point in having brilliant ideas unless you can get them over

Question 21

meet for a talk, to practise, etc

Answer 21

Get together

Let’s get together next week an discuss it

Question 22

find a solution to a problem

Answer 22

Get round something

Your mother can’t stay here. We’ll have to get round the problem somehow

Question 23

succed in reaching somebody by telephone

Answer 23

Get through to somebody

At last, I managed to get through to one of the managers

Question 24

Get it over with

Answer 24

quitarse de encima

sacarse de encima

Question 25

dispose of, throw away

deshacerse de

olvidarse de

librarse de

sacarse de encima

Answer 25

get rid of

You need to get rid of those pants - you never wear them anymore.