get a clue = start paying attention. If you want to keep your job, then get a clue and start arriving on time. get a free ride = to get something for free. Al got a free ride to college on a football scholarship. get a kick out of = to enjoy something; to find amusement in a situation. I get a kick out of watching the sport of cricket. get a move on = start moving; go. If you want to see the movie, you’ll have to get a move on right now. get across = to communicate; to relay an important message or thought. Mohamed and Farah can’t seem to get across to their son the importance of his education. get along with = to have a good relationship. (this is a very popular idiom) Do you get along with your neighbors? How about the people you work with. Do you get along with your coworkers? get at = to communicate; to say something in a manner that is indirect. What are you getting at? Do you think I stole your wallet? get by = to make enough money to pay one’s bills They’re not making enough money to get by. get down = dance; party. After a long week, Bertha gets down with her coworkers at a local nightclub. get for = to receive money or compensation for something. You won’t get much for that old car. get going = start to go Uh oh. It’s 11:00. We’ve got to get going. get it = understand. John: Do you understand the math homework? Tony: No, I don’t get it. get it together = get ready to go somewhere; to correct bad behavior. Sandy would be a great business person if she could just get it together. get lost = go away You’re bothering me. Get lost! get into = to develop an interest in something; to enter. Thaddeus is starting to get into country and western music. get off on = to enjoy; to take pleasure in activity that is questionable. Roger gets off on watching his neighbor across the street sunbathe. get on (one’s) nerves = to bother someone; to annoy. That girl’s gum chewing is so loud it’s starting to get on my nerves. get over = to learn to forget; to learn to live with some unpleasant truth. It took Doug almost five years to get over the death of his girlfriend. get the hang of = to learn how to do something; to develop a new skill. It takes a little practice to get the hang of riding on a skateboard, but once you know how to do it, it’s a lot of fun. get through = to survive a period of difficulty; to endure trouble. We’re going to get through this recession and come out of it stronger. get-together = a party; a gathering of people who know each other. There’s going to be a get-together at Tony’s Bar and Grill if you want to go there after work. get under (one’s) skin = to bother; to cause trouble. Roberto lost his job at the restaurant because he got under the boss’s skin. get with it = do a better job; improve (one’s) performance. If she doesn’t get with it in that class, she’s going to fail this semester. |