i Get HDA Learning phrasal verbs in pairs associated with a context ‘phrasal verbs | mecning example {get togather | l'tno or more people got together thay | [ey nice to gat together with people {often = with) | meet m orcer to do something or spend | you get an with. ‘ie together gecon IWewo oF mare people get on they lee {ofen + with) | each other anc ae friendly to each other ‘geron ‘consinuedaing something, esnecily work | must get an with my work.1 go {een + wien) ‘behind because I spent coo much time get behind {ofeen + with) | payments. you have noc done as much you gee behind with wari ar with fon the Interne, ‘work or paid as much as you should by 2 particular time. ‘getath over with | doard complete something dficit or | Lets get tis meeting over with, or getaway with | succeed in not being criticised or stVdoing th punished for something wrong that you Lnpleasar that mast be done cle we'll never got away before the rush hour and it wil ake ages ra get getaway leave aplce or person often wien the situation makes i diffu for you to do so ‘can'Ucouldate | be very surprised oF shocked tae Tean’t get over how she manages © Bet over sth ‘something has happened or that get away with doing so lite work, something ie true [Rs obvious to everyone, but the Boss fever seems to rote have cone Gerry: Kimberly: Lauren: Jaliew Yanis: Ronaat More phrasal verbs with get ‘How do you manage to survive without a job? ‘Oh, I get by with a bit of help from my parents. [have just enough money to pay for the things | need, but nothing moro] ‘The problem is that che regulations don’t allow us co use next year’s budget. Oh, don't worry. Well get around/round it somehow. [find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem) ‘Have you rung the travel agent’s yet to confirm our bookings? Sorry, | haven't got around/round to it yet, but I'l do it after lunch, 1 promise. Ido something that you have intended to do for a long time] ‘really thiak you ought to apologise to you-know-who about you-kaow-what. ‘Vm sorry, I don't know what you're getting at. Who? What? [If you ask someone ‘what they are getting at, you ace asking them what they mean, usually because they have said something indizecely] Do you think I can get away with not using any handouts in my lecture? [do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it} Yes, the students just throw them away anyway.ml 12 13 Exercises Choose the correct particle to complete these sentences. 1. Why don’t you get your homework with so you can enjoy the rest of the evening? a) around) over) by d) away 2 As soon as Sue and I met, we knew we were going to get . a) round by atc) ond) up 3. Ljust can’t come out with you tonight as I've got so... a) upd) over) away d) behind 4 Why does Rita always get with arriving late? It doesn’t seem faix. a) by b) away“) ond) over 5 Pm going to have to get to filling in my tax form soon. a) round —b) over) away d) behind 6 Lhope you'll be able to get from work at a reasonable time tonight. a) away —b) behind) c) at. d) over. 7 Your mother couldn't get the cost of restaurants in London. a) up b) round cl by d) over ‘Match cach question on the left with the most likely response on the right. _ well. with my work. 1 How do you and Joc get on? I manage somehow, though it isa’t easy. 2 What exactly are you getting at? 1 just wasn’t organised enough. 3 How do you get by on a student grant? Sure, that would be nice. 4 How did you get so behind? certainly hope s0. J When are you going to get round to it? Let me pat it anothee way for you. 6 Shall we get together this evening? ‘We'ze great friends. 7 Will you manage co get away soon? Soon, I promise. Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences, using a phrasal ver’ from the opposite page. Make any other necessary changes. 1. Pve been planning to sort out my files but I haven't found time t0 do it yet. 2 Lcan’t believe how much money they spent on their New Year's party. 3 Don't try to travel without paying your train fare ~ an inspector might come on and want to see your ticket, 4 ‘The teachers in the school often meat after work on Fridays in a café near the school. 5 They avoided the problem of offending anyone and just invited all their friends to the wedding, 6 Lusually find it quite hard to understand what Professor Mactoft is trying to say in his lectures. 7 Lhope no-one will mind if | don’t send any Christmas cards this year. 8 Emily has nar done nearly as much wark on her thesis as she shauld have done by naw. FJ earning vers in pir associated with a particular context can help you remember them, Loo agin at all the phrasal verbs on the opposite page. Try to make diferent pars and writs them in sentences putting them in contexts in section A.