1. Phrasal verb get
Get away(1) – a) avoid
capture; уникнути захоплення, втекти
A police officer grabbed him, but he got away.
The dog got away from me in the park.
Thieves got away with two Picassos, which were never found.
b) if you get away, you
succeed in leaving a place or a person's company. ; втекти
We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.
I'll get away from work as soon
as I can.
Get away(2) - to go somewhere to have a holiday, often
because you need to rest: (взяти відпустку)
I just need to get away for a few days.
We've decided to go to Scotland to get away from it all.
We were hoping to get away for a weekend in London, but our plans have
fallen through as we both have to work.
Get away with smth - to succeed in avoiding
punishment for something: залишатися безкарним,
get away with murder
He thought he could get away with breaking the rules, but he was
suspended from school for a week.
She thought she could get away with eating the cake without her mother's
permission, but her mother caught her.
Get down to – start doing sth seriously
(Прийматися, братися, перейти до справи/до деталей)
Let’s get down to business.
Get down to peeling potatoes!
We must get down to work again.
Get by - обходитися, зводити кінці з кінцями,
виживати
They're finding it increasingly difficult to get by since their daughter
was born.
We'll get by somehow, don't
worry.
I'll get by with a bicycle until
we can afford a car.
She can't get by without him.
Get on (along) with(1) - Have
a good relationship, be friendly (toward).
Fortunately, I get on with my boss.
Why don't you two get along? You're always arguing.
"Why can't you and your sister get along?
Get on with(2) - Continue doing something after
interruption; продовжувати
She told us to get on with our work
Get on with your homework!
I had to leave work early yesterday, but I was able to get on with my
tasks this morning.
After taking a break to have lunch, we were able to get on with our hike
Get over(1) - Recover from
something, feel better, to start to feel happy or well again after something
bad has happened to you, оговтатися від чогось, пережити щось
The trip will help him get over Sal's death.
"Katy was really upset when she failed the test. She thought she
would never get over feeling so
stupid."
It can take weeks to get over an illness like that.
It took her months to get over the shock of Richard leaving.
Get over(2) overcome (difficulties); подолати
He's trying to get over his drug addiction and find a job.
Let's hope she gets over her shyness.
She struggled with her fear of heights, but with practice, she was able to
get over it.
Get round (around) - if news
gets around, a lot of people hear it; spread; поширитися, ставати відомим
The news of their engagement quickly got round to all their friends and
family.
Despite their attempts to keep it a secret, word got round about their
surprise party.
Stories have been getting round concerning the government's secret
intentions.
They threw him out because word got around that he was taking drugs...
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