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Phrases you should know after 3A

CHAPTER DICTIONARY

PHRASES WITH GET

get ahead

get back at

get even When she found out her sister broke her laptop, she decided to wyrównać rachunki
get even and break her sister’s cell phone.
get hold of

get a life He’s in his 40s and still living with his parents. He needs to get a life zacząć żyć

get a move on You should get a move on or you’ll miss the train. pospieszyć się

get a shock You’ll get a shock when you see him. He’s changed so much! przeżyć szok

get around v The best way to get around this city is by bike. poruszać się

get away with v I tried to cheat in an exam once, but I didn’t get away with it. uniknąć kary

get back to v Please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. ponownie się skontaktować

get behind v Let me know if you get behind with your work and I’ll help you. mieć zaległości

get by v My salary is not enough to get by. przeżyć

get down v Does the bad weather ever get you down? przygnębiać

get her act together She needs to get her act together and start looking for a job. zebrać się w sobie

get her own way She’s quite bossy and tends to get her own way. postawić na swoim

get hold of I need to speak to Lou, but I can’t get hold of her. skontaktować się

get into v What’s the best way to get into politics? dostać się

get into trouble with You’ll get into trouble with your mum if she finds out you took her car. wpaść w tarapaty

get on like a house on fire I introduced them last month and now they get on like a house przypaść sobie do serca
on fire.
get on my nerves I fnd children really irritating. They just get on my nerves. działać na nerwy

get on with v I’ll leave you now. I need to get on with some work. mieć z kimś dobre stosunki

get out of v My brother always gets out of doing his share of the housework. wysiąść z

get out of the way He wouldn’t get out of the way, so I got stuck behind him. zejść z drogi

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get over v It took him more than a year to get over their break-up. dojść do siebie

get real You want a well-paid job in a big company, but you won’t even do your homework. Get real!

zejść na ziemię

get rid of I can’t get rid of that painting because it was a wedding present. pozbyć się

get the chance I didn’t get the chance to speak to him. mieć szansę

get the impression Did you get the impression they didn’t like our present? mieć wrażenie

get the joke Everyone laughed except you. Didn’t you get the joke? zrozumieć żart

get the message I told him to leave us alone, but he didn’t get the message. zrozumieć

get through to v It is very difficult to get through to him. dotrzeć do kogoś

get to know I’m sure you’ll like him once you get to know him. poznać

get together with How often do you get together with your extended family? zbierać się z

get your own back on I’ll get my own back on him one day and take revenge. odpłacić się

getting on My grandma is getting on a bit. She’s in her 80s now. starzeć się

not getting anywhere I’m not getting anywhere with this crossword. prowadzić donikąd

get the wrong end of a stick Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. źle zrozumieć (np. jakąś sytuację)

get along with somebody I get along with my siblings. dogadywać się z kimś, lubić kogoś

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OTHER WORDS AND PHRASES

A F J P
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE FALL FOR SOMEONE JUSTIFIABLE PARTICULARLY
APPOINTED TIME FAUX PAS L R
AVANT-GARDE FEEL STUCK IN LESS COWARDLY RECIPROCAL LOVE
B FIANCE LONG-LASTING EFFECT REVIVE FROM
BOUQUET G LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP RUN ITS COURSE
BREAK-UP LINE GET EVEN M S
C GET INVOLVED MAKE RELATIONSHIP STUNNING
EXCLUSIVE
CARRY OUT (V) GO FOR SOMEONE MAKE UP A STORY SUBSTITUTE FOR …
CHEESY GOLD DIGGER MESSY BREAK-UP SUGAR DADDY
CLICHÉ GOOD MATCH MUTUAL FRIENDS SUFFER UNBEARABLY
CROWNING MOMENT H N SYNTAX

D HINDSIGHT NASTY T
HIT IT OFF WITH SOMEONE
DÉJÀ VU I O TOO GOOD TO BE
TRUE
DUMP SOMEONE INEXPLICABLY OUTRAGEOUS TURN-OFF
E INFAMOUSLY P W
EMBARK ON INGENIOUS PARTICULARLY WICKED
RELATIONSHIP
EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIR IT SEEMS TO ME WRONGED WIVES

Grammar “get”
Complete the information about “get”.

GET is one of the most common verbs in English and can be used in many different ways.

1. a. GET + n o u n / p ro n o u n

Meaning: Examples:

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b. GET + to + a place means “arrive at / in”.

Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. GET + adjective / + comparative adjective means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compare: It’s dark. It’s getting dark.

I’m used to the climate in Seattle now. I’m getting used to the climate in Seattle.
TRANSLATE
1. Lepiej chodźmy do domu. Robi się ciemno.
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2. Wydaje się, że ostatnio stałem się bardzo zapominalski.
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3. Ruch uliczny na lokalnych drogach pogarsza się każdego dnia.
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4. Nie sądzę by moja matka kiedykolwiek przywykła do życia w pojedynkę.
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3. We use ……………………… + ……………………… + ……………………… to mean „ . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ or „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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REWRITE THE SENTENCES

1. Can you persuade your dad to stop calling me wet-head Ross?
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2. Could you make Jane finish the report? I’m too busy to do it this afternoon.

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4. In informal spoken English we sometimes use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . instead of . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . to say that you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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COMPARE:

l I'm going to have my hair cut next week. I'm going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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l I need to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my passport renewed — it expires in a couple of months.

l I need to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my passport renewed — it expires in a couple of months.

5. Use GET instead of . . . . . . . . . . . . . to make a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is more in formal

than using be.
l Did you know Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . last week?
l My husband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for speeding again. That’s the third time this year.

Is this clear for you? a

So, let’s practice!
I. Rewrite the highlighted phrases using get.
1. We arrived at the theater too late to see the show.
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2. Can you persuade Paul to look at my computer?
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. . . . . I’ll never become accustomed to eating raw fish.
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. . . . . Poor old Peter lost his job last week.
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5. We’re having our roof repaired next month.
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6. I can’t make the kids eat their dinner.
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7. I hope I’m not sent to Los Angeles - I want to stay in New York.

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8. Public transportation in my town is improving.
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II. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.

1. If you're late one more time, you’ll A. getting my hair done this afternoon.
2. The cheapest way to get to the airport is to B. getting used to it.
3. If you’re buying an ice-cream, please C. getting lighter out there.
4. We can set off now because it’s
5. In a relationship it’s easy to D. get hurt.
6. I don’t want the rest of my money to E. get sacked.
7. I have a date tonight so I’m F. get it done by 5 o'clock.
8. I can’t promise that I’ll
9. I know that all this crying is just to G. get me to feel sorry for you.
10. I’ve been on my own for two years now and I’m still H. get me one.
I. get taken from me.
J. get the bus.

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