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.