1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 53

1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context G g (5/10)

get through
He’s been calling Jill all morning, but he can’t get through to her. Maybe
she’s turned off her phone.

get through get through to sb/sth

If you can’t get through to
my cell phone, try calling
the office.

✍ ^

get through
to

My daughter still wants to go rock climbing. I can’t seem to get through to her how dangerous it is.

get through to sb get sth through to sb

How can we get the idea
that we need top quality
work through to our staff?

✍  see also:^ get across (to)^

get together
When we were kids, our whole neighbourhood got together at Auntie
Joy’s house on Christmas morning for our Christmas ‘block party’.

get together
get together with sb
get together for sth
We all get together on
Saturday nights for dinner
and a night on the town.

✍  see also: meet up

get up
Hondo was late. He usually gets up at 6 o’clock, and today his alarm
woke him up, but he went straight back to sleep.

get up get sb up

Even when I have a day
off, I get up early. I can’t
help waking up at 6 a.m.

✍ 

get up
The students got up when their teacher came into the classroom, and
they didn’t sit down until she had sat down.

get up

In many cultures it’s
polite to get up when
someone enters a room.

✍  see also:^ stand up^

get up to
(informal)

We got up to all sorts of mischief when we were kids, like stealing golf balls from golfers and then selling them to the golf shop.

get up to sth

The accountant got up to
his usual tricks to cheat
the company.

✍ ^

give away Bill Gates gives away a lot of his money to help people improve their lives, especially in the areas of health and education.

give away sth give sth away

It’s good PR for drug companies to give drugs away in poor countries.

✍ 

give away
He was dressed as a woman, but as soon as he spoke we knew he was a
man. His deep voice gave him away.

give sb away

He tried to hide his fear,
but his trembling hands
gave him away.

✍ 

give back
Has he given back the money he borrowed from you yet?
give back sth
give sth back

Successful companies
usually give something
back to the community.

✍  see also: pay back

give in
Keep on trying to learn these phrasal verbs and don’t give in. I know
you can do it!

give in

Joe is very determined
when trying to make a
sale and never gives in.

✍  see also:^ give up^