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Get About/around: o Imply Insinuate
Get About/around: o Imply Insinuate
o Spread, circulate.
"News of their separation soon got about."
get at
o Imply; insinuate.
"I don't understand. What exactly are you trying to get at?
get away
o Escape.
"According to the news report, the robbers got away in a black car."
get by (on)
o Manage to cope or have enough to survive.
" It's difficult to get by on a low salary."
get down to
o Start to actually do something.
"That's enough chatting. It's time to get down to some serious work!"
get into
o Enter a place.
"How did the burglar get in?"
get off
o Leave (bus, train, plane).
"Your best option would be to get off the bus at Trafalgar Square."
get on
o Board (bus, train, plane).
"You can pay when you get on the bus."
get on with
o Continue to do something ; make progress.
"Be quiet and get on with your homework."
get out
o Spend some free time out of the house.
"Her husband is very ill so she doesn't get out much."
o Leave or go away.
"We don't want you here. Get out!"
get out of
o Leave a place.
"The window was closed. How did he get out of the house?"
get over
o Recover from (illness, disappointment).
"Charlie had the 'flu but he got over it."
get rid of
o Eliminate.
"It's difficult to get rid of old habits."
get round/around (to)
o Finally do something.
"He finally got round to tidying the garage."
get together
o Meet each other.
"Let's get together for lunch one day next week."
get up
o Rise; leave bed.
"Tony usually gets up at 7 o'clock."
give away
o Give something free of charrge.
"The artist gave away most of his paintings."
o Reveal something.
"The names of the witnesses will not be given away."
give back
o Return something to its owner.
"He promised to give back the book he borrowed."
give in
o accept defeat; surrender
"The authorities refused to give in to the demands of the population."
give over!
o Stop doing something irritating
"Give over complaining! It doesn't help at all!"
give up
o Stop doing something.
"Sarah gave up smoking five years ago."
gloss over
o Treat something briefly (make it seem unimportant).
"The director glossed over the recent drop in sales."
go after
o Pursue (an object or a goal).
"She went after her dream and is now an actress."
go along (with)
o Agree with; accept.
"Alex tends to go along with anything his wife says."
go away
o Leave a place.
We decided to go away for a few days.
o Disappear; fade.
"I've washed it twice but the stain still hasn't gone away."
go back
o Return.
"Children go back to school after the holidays."
go by
o Pass.
"A bus went by without stopping."
"Time goes by so quickly!"
go down
o Decrease, reduce.
"The price of property has gone down a bit."
go down with
o Become ill with an infectious disease.
"The match will be difficult . Half of the team has gone down with the flu."
go for
o Try to gain or attain.
"He trained hard and went for the gold medal."
go in
o Enter.
"There's a nice restaurant. Let's go in and book a table for tonight."
go into
o Go inside.
"Go into the bakery and see if they sell croissants."
go in for
o Have something as an interest or hobby.
"She doesn't really go in for sports."
go off
o Explode.
"A bomb went off in a crowded restaurant"
o Ring or make a loud noise.
"The alarm clock was set to go off at 6 a.m."
o Stop working
"The heating has gone off. It's freezing!"
go on
o Continue.
"Sorry for interrupting. Please go on."
go out
o Leave one's home to attend a social event.
"Many young people go out a lot."
go out
o Stop burning; be extinguished
"The lights went out before we got to the door."
go out
o Be sent
"The letter went out yesterday."
go (out) with
o Have someone as a boyfriend/girlfriend.
"Is Julie going (out) with Tom?"
go over
o Review.
"Please go over your answers before handing in your test."
go through
o Experience or undergo something.
"Pete went through a lot of pain after the accident."
go through with
o Proceed with something difficult.
"Bill and Amy finally went through with the divorce."
go up
o Increase, rise.
"According to the news report the price of petrol is likely to go up."
go together/with
o Match; look good or combine well with
"The curtains don't go with the carpet."
"The curtains and carpet don't go together."
go without
o Abstain from something; not have something.
"I had to go without lunch to finish the report."
"Camels can go without water for many days."
grow apart
o Stop having a close relationship; become more distant
"We used to be close friends but we've grown apart since I left London."
grow back
o Grow again (e.g. hair, nails)
"We need to cut our nails regularly because they grow back very quickly."
grow from
o Result or develop from something
"A new treaty grew from the discussions."
grow into
o Develop or change over time
"The undisciplined boy grew into a responsible young man."
grow into
o Become big enough to fit larger clothes
"The coat is a bit big, but she'll grow into it."
grow out of
o Become too big for your old clothes
"She has already grown out of the shoes I bought her earlier this year!
grow together
o Gradually become close, united or attached.
"We grew together during our years in boarding school."
grow up
o Spend one's childhood/become an adult.
"He grew up in a small village."
"Don't be so childish. You need to grow up!"