Phrasal Verbs with ‘get’ (2)

Gerry: How do you manage to survive without a job?

Kimberly: Oh, I get by with a bit of help from my parents.

[Have just enough money to pay for the things you need but nothing more]

Lauren: The problem is that the regulations don’t allow us to use next year’s budget.

Juliet: Don’t worry. We’ll get around it somehow.

[Also get round. Find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem]

Yanis: Have you rung the travel agent’s yet to confirm our bookings?

Ronan: Sorry, I haven’t got round / around to it yet, but I promise that I’ll do it after lunch.

[Do something that you have intended to do for a long time]

Polly: I really think you ought to you-know-who about you-know-what.

Ivan: I’m sorry, I don’t know what you’re getting at. Who? What?

[Asking someone what they mean, usually because they have said something indirectly]

Ellen: Do you think I can get away with not giving the students any handouts in my lecture?

Lou: Yes, they just throw them away anyway.

[Do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it]

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Phrasal verbs with ‘get’ (1)

Get together (often + with) – If two or more people get together they meet in order to do something or spend time together – EG. It’s nice to get together with friends at the weekend.

Get on (often + with) – If two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other – EG. I get on with my brother but not my sister.

To continue doing something, especially work – EG. I must get on with my essay.

Get behind (often + with) – If you get behind with work or payments, you have not done as much work or paid as much as you should have by a particular time – EG. I got behind with my essay because I spent too much time on the Internet.

Get something over with – Do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done – EG. Let’s get this meeting over with.

Get away – Leave a place or person often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do so – EG. Let’s get this meeting over with, or else we’ll never get away before 6pm.

Can’t / couldn’t get over something – Be very surprised or shocked that something has happened or that something is true – EG. I can’t get over Susan losing her job.

Get away with something / doing something – Succeed in not being criticised or punished for something wrong that you have done – EG. I can’t get over how she manages to get away with doing so little work. It’s obvious to everyone but the boss never seems to notice.

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Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs below and the preposition ‘up’. Use each verb only once.

Verbs:  fill – heal – hurry – lock – ring – save – seal – tidy

1. Why are you walking so slowly? We’ll have to _____________ or we’ll be late.
2. You’ve got my number so you can _______ me ___ if you have any problems.
3. It was a deep wound so it took some time to ______________.
4. It’s a long journey so remember to ____________ the petrol tank before you go.
5. If you’re worried about things falling out of the parcel, you’d better use some strong tape to _______ it ___.
6. He was such a dangerous prisoner that they ________ him ___ in a room and put a guard outside.
7. She was finally able to buy the bicycle after she’d ____________ enough money.
8. You’ll be able to find everything if you ___________ your room.

(Answers: 1. hurry up; 2. ring me up; 3. heal up; 4. fill up; 5. seal it up; 6. locked him up; 7. saved up; 8. tidied up)

Note: In this exercise it is possible to omit ‘up’ from each sentence without changing the meaning. It is used in these cases to emphasise or intensify the verb it follows.

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Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs below and the preposition up. Use each verb only once. (Answers are below)

Verbs: build – cheer – grow - liven – put - shoot – speak – stand

1. I’m not tall enough to reach. Can you _____________ this poster for me?
2. Why are you so miserable? ____________! Things can’t be that bad!
3. When the headmaster came in, most of the pupils ___________, but a few remained seated.
4. The party was really boring so I suggested some games to ________ it ___.
5. After a long illness, it takes some time to ____________ your strength.
6. She’s a bit deaf so you’ll have to ___________.
7. I was born in Washington but I ___________ in New York.
8. The weather’s been so bad that the price of strawberries has ____________.

(Answers: 1. put up; 2. Cheer up; 3. stood up; 4. liven it up; 5. build up; 6. speak up; 7. grew up; 8. shot up)

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WHICH PHRASAL VERB SHOULD YOU USE WHEN TALKING ABOUT YOUR LIFE FROM YOUR BIRTH TO BECOMING AN ADULT?