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1. Get along (with) – have a good relationship

   • They get along very well with their neighbors.

2. Get back – return

   • We got back home late at night.

3. Get back at – take revenge on someone

   • He tried to get back at his coworker after the argument.

4. Get back to – reply to someone later

   • I’ll get back to you by tomorrow.

5. Get down – come down; feel depressed

   • The children got down from the tree carefully.

6. Get down to – start doing something seriously

   • It’s time to get down to work.

7. Get in – enter

   • Please get in the car; we’re ready to go.

8. Get into – start doing something; become involved

   • He got into trouble for talking too loudly.

9. Get off – leave a vehicle or a place

   • I get off the bus at the next stop.

10. Get off with – escape a situation with a light punishment

    • He got off with just a warning.

11. Get on – board a vehicle or make progress

    • We got on the train at 8 a.m.

12. Get on with – continue; have a good relationship

    • Please get on with your homework.

13. Get out – leave a place; escape

    • We need to get out before it starts raining.

14. Get over – recover from something (illness, shock)

    • It took her a long time to get over the breakup.

15. Get through – finish something; contact someone

    • I finally managed to get through to him by phone.

16. Get together – meet socially

    • Let’s get together for coffee this weekend.

17. Get up – stand up; wake up

    • I usually get up at seven o’clock.

18. Get up to – do something (often naughty or secret)

    • What have you been getting up to lately?

19. Give away – donate or reveal a secret

    • They gave away old clothes to charity.

20. Give back – return something

    • Don’t forget to give back the dictionary tomorrow.

21. Give in – stop resisting; surrender

    • After a long discussion, he finally gave in.

22. Give off – emit (light, smell, heat)

    • The flowers give off a strong smell.

23. Give out – distribute; stop working

    • Volunteers gave out food to the homeless.

24. Give up – stop trying; quit

    • You shouldn’t give up so easily.

25. Go ahead – start or continue

    • Go ahead and tell me what happened.

26. Go along with – agree or accept something

    • I’ll go along with your plan if you like.

27. Go back – return

    • Let’s go back to the hotel now.

28. Go back on – break a promise

    • He went back on his word.

29. Go by – pass (time)

    • Time goes by so quickly when you’re busy.

30. Go for – try to achieve; choose

    • I’ll go for the smaller option.

31. Go off – start (an alarm) or spoil (food)

    • The alarm went off at 6 a.m.

32. Go on – continue

    • The story goes on for several chapters.

33. Go out – leave the house; stop burning

    • We went out for dinner last night.