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Expressions and phrases with get:

Get angry The bull gets angry when it sees red.

Get hot I get hot when the temperature is above 30 degrees.

Get lost I got lost when I traveled to London.

Get hungry I got hungry when I smelled the cookies baking.

Get dark It gets dark when the sun goes down.

Get dirty Their shoes got dirty when they played in the mud.

Get hurt He got hurt when they had a fight.

Get bored I got bored with playing the game.

Get rich She got rich when she won the lottery.

Get confused He got confused when he looked at the map.

Get married They got married 6 months after their engagement.

Get divorced The couple was unhappy so they got divorced.

Get excited I get excited when I know I’ll be on holiday soon.

Get nervous She got nervous before she gave the presentation.

Get dressed I get dressed before I go to work.

Get home I got home after taking the bus.

Get to the store They got to the store and went shopping.

Get a job I got a new job last week.

Get to work My manager gets to work at 8am every day.

Get to school They got to school just before the bell rang.

Get an email I got an email that my appointment was rescheduled.

Get an award She got an award for her good grades.

Get a present I got a present for my birthday.


Get a phone call The businessman got a phone call from his client.

Get a haircut She got a new haircut.

Get help His friend recommended that he needed to get help.

Expressions and phrases with get:

The milk will go bad if it’s not kept in the fridge.


Go bad
Go abroad She went abroad to study Engineering.

Go fishing My father loves to go fishing every weekend.

Go blind / deaf
The old cat started to go blind /deaf.
I’d go mad if I was stuck at home all day.
Go mad/angry
I want to go sailing.
Go sailing
Go on a picnic We could go on a picnic today.

Go to the beach/to the I want to go to the beach with my friends at


movie weekend.

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