短语动词学习（G）

get across (separable): make something understood; communicate something understandably.
[blockquote]\"Alan is really intelligent but sometimes he has problems getting his ideas across.\"
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get along (with) (inseparable): have a friendly relationship (with); be friendly (toward).
[blockquote]\"Why can't you and your sister get along? Everyone else gets along with her just fine!\"
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get around (1. inseparable): avoid having to do something.
[blockquote]\"Teresa got around the required math classes by doing well on a math proficiency test.\"
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get around (2. no object): move from place to place.
[blockquote]\"She doesn't have a car. She gets around by bicycle, bus, or taxi.\"
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get around to (inseparable): do something eventually.
[blockquote]\"I really should wash the dishes, but I don't feel like it. Maybe I'll get around to them tomorrow morning.\"
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get by (no object): survive, financially, in a difficult situation.
[blockquote]\"It's going to be hard to pay the rent now that you've lost your job, but somehow we'll get by.\"
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get in (1. inseparable): enter a small, closed vehicle.
[blockquote]\"I don't know where Carole was going. She just got in her car and drove away.\"
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get in (2. no object): arrive.
[blockquote]\"Do you know what time Fred's plane gets in?\"
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get on (inseparable): enter a large, closed vehicle.
[blockquote]\"I'm sorry, but you're too late to say goodbye to Angela. She got on the plane about 20 minutes ago.\"
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get off (1. inseparable): leave a large, closed vehicle.
[blockquote]\"When you get off the bus, cross the street, turn right on Oak Street, and keep going until you're at the corner of Oak and Lincoln Boulevard.\"
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get off (2. separable): be excused (for a period of time) from work, class, or other regularly scheduled activities.
[blockquote]\"Some schools got President's Day off but ours didn't. We had classes as usual.\"
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get off (3. separable): make it possible for someone to avoid punishment.
[blockquote]\"Everyone knew he was guilty, but his lawyer was clever and got him off.\"
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get out of (1. inseparable): leave a small, closed vehicle.
[blockquote]\"There's something wrong with the garage door opener. You'll have to get out of the car and open it by hand.\"
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get out of (2. inseparable): escape having to do something.
[blockquote]\"Lisa said she had a terrible headache and got out of giving her speech today.\"
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get over (1. no object): finish. (Note: for individual activities, not ones that happen again and again.)
[blockquote]\"What time do your classes get over?\"

[/blockquote]get over (2. inseparable): recover from an illness or painful experience.
[blockquote]\"Katy was really upset when she failed the test. She thought she would never get over feeling so stupid.\"

[/blockquote]get rid of (1. inseparable): dispose of; give away or throw away.
[blockquote]\"That shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?\"

[/blockquote]get rid of (2. inseparable): dismiss someone; fire someone from a job; cause someone to leave.
[blockquote]\"The treasurer of the XYZ company was spending too much money so the company president got rid of him.\"

[/blockquote]get up (usually no object; with an object, separable): leave bed after sleeping and begin your daily activities.
[blockquote]\"You'll have to get up much earlier than usual tomorrow. We have to leave by no later than 6:00 AM.\"
\"I know I won't hear the alarm tomorrow morning. Can you get me up at 6:00 AM?\"

[/blockquote]give up (1. separable): stop doing something (usually a habit).
[blockquote]\"He knows smoking isn't good for his health, but he can't give it up.\"

[/blockquote]give up (2. no object): decide not to try (unsuccessfully) to solve a problem.
[blockquote]A: \"What's black and white and red all over?\"
B: \"I give up. What?\"
A: \"An embarrassed zebra!\"

[/blockquote]go out with (inseparable): have a date with.
[blockquote]\"You went out with Sharon last night, didn't you?\"

[/blockquote]go with (1. no object): look pleasing together. (Note: for clothes, furniture, etc.)
[blockquote]\"You should buy that shirt. It will go well with your dark brown suit.\"

[/blockquote]go with (2. no object): date regularly and steadily.
[blockquote]\"Is Gina going with Jim? I see them together all the time.\"

[/blockquote]goof off (no object): be lazy; do nothing in particular.
[blockquote]A: \"Do you have any special plans for your vacation?\"
B: \"No. I'm just going to stay home and goof off.\"

[/blockquote]grow up (1. no object): spend the years between being a child and being an adult.
[blockquote]\"Did you know that Frank grew up in Malaysia?\"

[/blockquote]grow up (2. no object): behave responsibly; behave as an adult, not a child.
[blockquote]A: \"Lee really irritates me sometimes. He's really silly and childish.\"
B: \"I agree. I wish he would grow up.\"
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