Phrasal Verbs - Get

PHRASALVERBS GET

The verb “to get” has many different uses. Generally, we use this verb to refer to receiving something or obtaining things. For example: “He got good marks in his exams.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to get”.

To get away = to escape, to leave a place

Yes, yes. Mmm... very interesting. Yes, we know your home is on fire. Yes. Well, I’m sorry but we’re extremely busy right now. Don’t worry, we’ll get back to you just as soon as we can.

Now that the police are hot on our trail, I think we should get away from here for a few days.

To get away with something = to do something bad and not get punished for it To get back to someone = to phone someone later

To get back into an activity = to start being involved in an activity again after a period of rest; to return to work and routine after a period of rest

Three robberies and four million dollars - I can’t believe we got away with it.

To get (an idea) across = to successfully communicate an idea That six-week holiday on the beach really affected Jane, and now she’s having problems getting back into this job.

I had a word with the other wild animals, and I got it across to them that we are the bosses here. I can’t believe it! I only went away for three days, and look how much I’ve got behind! To get behind = to accumulate a lot of work; not to make progress because you have too much work to do