Commonly used english part 23 ppt

get along on something - to manage to survive or do well with something My friend is able to get along on very little money.. get away - to succeed in leaving, to escape I was able to ge

get a raw deal

- to receive unfair or bad treatment

The secretary got a raw deal when she was forced to work late everyday

get a rise out of (someone)

- to tease or have fun with someone by making him or her angry or annoyed

We got a rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather

get a slap on the wrist

- to receive a light punishment for doing something wrong

The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and decided not to punish him severely for his crime

get a suntan

- to make your skin browner/darker by exposing it to the rays of the sun

The girl went to the beach to get a suntan

get a toehold (somewhere)

- to find a starting point somewhere

The new political party is beginning to get a toehold in rural areas

get a whiff of (something)

- to learn a little about something (almost by chance)

Whenever the reporters get a whiff of a scandal they become excited and start asking questions

get a wiggle on

- to hurry up, to get going

"Get a wiggle on I want to arrive at the party before the other guests."

get a word in

- to find a chance to say something when others are talking

The customer could not get a word in while talking to the salesman

get a word in edgewise

- to manage to join a conversation

I could not get a word in edgewise so I left the meeting

get across (something) to (someone)

- to explain or say something so that someone can understand it

It was difficult to get across the importance of the school safety rules to the children

get after (someone) to do (something)

- to urge someone to do something that he or she should do but has neglected

I will get after the repairman to fix the computer as soon as he returns

get ahead

- to advance or be successful

The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead

get ahead of (oneself)

- to do or say something sooner than you should

I was getting ahead of myself when I started asking questions about the job that I did not have

get ahold of (someone or something)

- to make contact with someone, to obtain something

I have been trying very hard to get ahold of my old high school teacher

get along

- to leave

It`s late so I must get along now

get along in years

- to grow older

My parents are getting along in years but they are still very healthy

get along on (something)

- to manage to survive or do well with something

My friend is able to get along on very little money

The young woman gets along on her good looks very well

get along on a shoestring

- to manage with very little money

I had to get along on a shoestring during university

get along (with someone)

- to have a good relationship with someone

I get along with everybody at my company

get an earful

- to hear much talk/criticism/complaints about something

Our boss got an earful when he asked the employees if they had any complaints

get around

- to go to different places, to move about

My friend gets around and has been to many different cities

get around to (do something)

- to finally find time to do something

The apartment manager finally got around to fixing our bath

get at (someone or something)

- to attack or hit someone or something

Our dog tried to get at the other dog

get at (something)

- to mean something

I do not know what the man was trying to get at during the meeting

get away

- to succeed in leaving, to escape

I was able to get away from work early so I went shopping

get away from it all

- to go on a holiday

We want to get away from it all this summer and relax somewhere

get away with murder

- to do something very bad without being caught or punished

The students were able to get away with murder while the substitute teacher was in the school

get away with (something)

- to do something that one should not do and not get caught

The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught

get back

- to return

We got back from London early yesterday afternoon

get back at (someone)

- to do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you

The girl is angry at her boyfriend and she is getting back at him by not answering the telephone

get back to (someone)

- to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later

We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal

get back to (something)

- to return to something

I needed a rest before I could get back to my work

get back together (with someone)

- to resume a relationship or marriage after separating

The couple got back together after separating for three months

get behind

- to fail to maintain a desired pace or level of progress, to become late

If you get behind with your homework you will never pass many courses

get behind (a person or idea)

- to support/help someone or something

Many people decided to get behind the candidate who promised to cut taxes

get better

- to improve one's skill at doing something, to improve one's health

The little boy is getting better at riding his bicycle

get by (on something)

- to be able to satisfy your needs with a certain amount of something (usually related

to money)

The man is able to get by on his salary because he does not spend much money

get carried away

- to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm, to lose one's control or judgement

I got carried away yesterday and cleaned all of my apartment

get close to (someone)

- to become close friends with someone

The woman tried very hard to get close to her youngest daughter

get close to (something)

- to be almost as good as something, to almost reach or arrive at a goal

The charity is getting close to the final amount of money that they expect to collect

get cold feet

- to become afraid at the last minute

The student got cold feet and cancelled his plans to go to China

get cracking

- to hurry up, to start moving fast, to get started

We must get cracking on this job if we want to finish it before dinner

get down to brass tacks

- to begin discussing/doing something immediately

"Let`s get down to brass tacks and finish this job quickly."

get down to business

- to begin to get serious

When the meeting began everybody got down to business and began to discuss the important issues

get down to (something)

- to get started to do something

"Let`s get down to work so we can go home early."

get down to the nitty-gritty

- to get down to the facts

The teacher called us into her office to get down to the nitty-gritty of what had

happened earlier

get dressed up

- to put on one's best clothes

I usually get dressed up when I go to a nice restaurant

get engaged (to/with someone)

- to make a plan to marry someone

My cousin decided to get engaged last month

get even (with someone)

- to get revenge on someone

My sister wants to get even with her friend for being late for the concert

the get-go

- the beginning

Right from the get-go I did not like the new manager

get going

- to begin, to act, to go

"Let's get going and begin to clean the house."

get going

- to become excited/angry

When the man gets going he will never stop complaining

get hold of (someone)

- to find a person so that you can speak with him or her

I tried to get hold of my brother last week but he was out of town

get hold of (something)

- to get possession of something

"If you get hold of a dictionary, could you please let me borrow it for a few minutes."

get in on (something)

- to become involved in something

My friend wants to get in on the planning of the summer festival

get in on the ground floor

- to start at the beginning of something (in hopes of future gain)

I am hoping to get in on the ground floor of the new company

get in (someone's) hair

- to bother or irritate someone

The woman complained that her young child was always getting in her hair

get in touch with someone

- to contact someone

I plan to get in touch with my friend when I arrive in New York in August

get into

- to enter, to go into something

I do not want any water to get into my car

get into a class/college/university

- to secure a place in a class/college/university

My friend wants to get into a good university

get into a jam

- to become involved in trouble or a problem

I got into a jam when I lost the keys to my apartment

get into a stew about/over (someone or something)

- to be worried or upset about someone or something

My mother is getting into a stew about my aunt not phoning

get into hot water

- to get into trouble or difficulty

We got into hot water when they found us in the building after it had closed

get into (something)

- to become involved in something, to become interested in something

I did not want to get into a conversation with the strange man

Recently, I have started to get into jazz music

get into the act

- to try to be part of whatever is happening

Everybody at the party wanted to get into the act and join the singers

get into the swing of things

- to adapt to a new environment or situation

My friend got into the swing of things after the party started

get into trouble

- to become involved in some kind of trouble

The young boys try not to get into trouble when they are left at home alone

get involved with (someone)

- to become associated with someone (often romantically)

The bank teller got involved with the bank manager several months ago