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G Phrasals Evans

consolidation 6-10 phrasal verbs Virginia Evans

QuestionAnswer
get ahead to succeed If you aren't well organised, you'll never get ahead.
get off to send If you don't get those invitations off today, they'll never arrive on time.
get along/on to be on friendly terms with Do you get along with your colleagues?
get at to mean What are you getting at? I can't see any point in what you're saying.
get away with to escape punishment I don't know how he gets away with cheating on his tests.
get by to manage despite difficulties She has barely enough money left to get by.
get down to depress This awful weather is really getting me down.
get on to make progress How are you getting on at school?
get on with to continue doing sth Stop talking and get on with your work, will you?
get out of to avoid I wish I could get out of this wedding but everybody will be waiting for me.
get over to recover from sth I don't know if she will ever get over her husband's death.
get round to persuade She says she won't help us, but we'll soon get her round.
get round to to find time I only get round to watching tv when the children are in bed.
get through to contact by phone I've been trying to get through for ages but the line is always engaged.
get up to to be busy with sth surprising or undesirable What are the children getting uo to in the garden?
give (oneself) up to surrender The murderer was forced to give himself up to the police.
give away to reveal to give freely as a present She gave away the secret of the surprise party unintentionally.
give in to deliver to yeld Haven't you given in your application form yet? After being asked five times he gave in and took the children to the cinema.
give off to send out or emit sth The chemicals give off toxic fumes, so be extremely careful when using them.
give out to come to an end to announce to distribute On the news last night it was given out that the war is imminent.
give up to stop doing sth to admit defeat The athlete decided to give up amateur competition and become a professional. I can't guess the answer! I give up!
hype up to exaggerate the value of sth They have hyped this car up to such an extent that it should be the biggest seller of the year.
go down to be received in a specified way(of remarks, proposals) His proposals didn't go down very well at all; in fact he was sacked.
go down with to become ill She had to cancel her holidays when she went down with the flu.
go for to be sold Those shoes are going for next to nothing. I've seen such a good sale.
go in for to take part in I'm planning to go in for the poetry competition this year.
go into to investigate The Prime Minister promised to go into the matter thoroughly.
go off to explode The bomb went off in the airport, killing twenty people.
go on to happen I don't know what's going on next door but they are being very noisy.
go on with to continue sth especially after a pause He paused to answer the phone, and then he went on with what he was doing.
go round to be enough for everyone to have a share I don't think there's enough wine to go round. Could you get some more?
go though to suffer to examine sth closely or systematically Let's go through the plan once more to make sure it's all clear.
go up to be built New blocks of flats are going up everywhere destroying the atmosphere of the town.
go with to be included in the price Does the shed go with the house or should I pay extra?
get across to make understood He has a talent for getting the most complicated ideas across
get about to move about to spread (of news, gossip) She's having trouble getting about with her sprained ankle.
get off with to nearly escape punishment Instead of being given a ticket, the driver got off with a warning.
Created by: sonadora
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