1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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gear to /
towards

The courses in our school are geared to preparing students for the

demands of work in the real world.

(be) geared to/
towards sth
(be)geared to doing sth
The show is geared
towards discovering
talented singers.

✍ ^

get about
You don’t need a car to get about in Zurich. With all the excellent buses
and trains, getting about on public transport is easy.

get about

get about on sth

Our messengers could
save time by getting about
on motorbikes.

✍  see also:^ get around^

get across
Even though he’s studied English for many years, he still has trouble
getting his ideas across in a conversation.

get sth across

get sth across to sb

An advertising campaign
has to get the message
across clearly and simply.

✍  see also: put across

get ahead

His new business is doing very well and, after years of struggling to

make a good income, he’s starting to get ahead financially.

get ahead

The best way to get ahead

in this company is to do

excellent work.

✍ 

get ahead of
He ran fast to get ahead of his competitors, and now he’s leading the
race.

get ahead of sb/sth

Good market research
helped their company get
ahead of the others.

✍ ^

get along
My sister and I used to argue a lot, but now we get along well. get along^
get along with sb

We want friendly staff
who know how to get
along with each other.

✍  see also:^ get on (with)^

get around
(Brit/Aust)

There’s no way of getting around the new tax, so we’ll just have to pay

it.

get around sth

We have to get around the
government’s new
regulations somehow.

✍ ^

get around
The best way to get around is by subway. It’s fast and you don’t waste
time looking for somewhere to park your car.

get around

get around by sth

Getting around by car
takes ages but motorbikes
are much too dangerous.

✍  see also:^ get about^

get around
to(Brit/Aust)

I haven’t done the work in the garden yet because I’ve been so busy,

but I’ll get around to it soon.

get around to sth
get around to doing
sth
When are you going to get
around to writing that
report? It’s already late.

✍ ^

get at
Make sure you keep the sugar in a sealed container so the ants can’t get
at it.

get at sth

We need the best security
software so hackers can’t
get at our data.

✍ ^