1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007
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get on
James helped an old lady get on the bus today. He’s a real gentleman. get on sth^
Who would you like to
see getting on the Board
of Directors?
✍ see also:^ get onto^get on
It’s really cold outside. Have you got your thick socks and your extra-
warm underwear on?
get sth onHow long will it take for
the dancers to get their
new costumes on?
✍ see also:^ put on^get onto
Her father was very pleased when she got onto the Board of Directors. get onto sth^
What do I need to do to
get my friend onto the
planning committee?
✍ see also: get onget onto
I think we’ve probably covered that topic. Does anyone want to add
anything before we get onto the next item on the agenda?
get onto sthHow did we get onto
sport? Shouldn’t we be
discussing work issues?
✍ see also: move on (to)get on with
Their boss came into the office and said, ‘Get on with your work! I don’t
pay you to sit around chatting on your phones all day!’
get on with sthLet’s get on with the job of
looking for some new
customers.
✍ ^ see also:^ get down to^get out
She tried to get out of the burning car but she couldn’t open the door. It
was stuck, so she yelled out, `Help! I can’t get out!’
get out
get out of sthThey couldn’t get out of
the building because of
the bars on the windows.
✍ ^get out of
My daughter hates going to the dentist. She always tries to get out of it
by saying she feels sick.
get out of sth
get out of doing sthMaria will do anything to
get out of speaking in
public. She hates it.
✍ get over
Benito’s still feeling the pain of breaking up with his girlfriend. It’s
taking him a long time to get over it.get over sth/sbHow long does your
doctor say it’ll take you to
get over the operation?✍ see also: shake offget over
Paul still can’t get over the fact that he came top of his class in the
English exam. He really was surprised.
get over sthIt took her a while to get
over the shock of winning
the lottery.
✍ Note: Often negative, as
in ‘I can’t get over winning.’get through
It’ll take hours to get through all these emails. There must be hundreds
of them!
get through sthIf we work as a team, we
can get through the
reports much faster.
✍ ^