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get along
Have a friendly relationship.
get an early start on
To begin a task sooner than necessary to have more time.
get around
To move or travel from place to place.
get around to
To finally do something after delaying it for some time.
get at
To try to express or suggest an idea.
get by
manage to survive or succeed.
get carried away
To become so excited that you lose control of what you do.
get cold feet
To suddenly become too nervous to do something you planned.
get in the way
To stop something from happening or make it harder.
get into a rut
To become stuck in a boring routine that is hard to change.
get into the swing of things
To become used to a new situation or activity.
get it over with
To do something unpleasant quickly so you no longer have to worry.
get lost
Leave or go away.
get nowhere
To make no progress at all.
get off one's chest
to express something troubling or worrying
get off the phone
To end a telephone call.
get on someone's nerves
to annoy or irritate someone
get on the ball
To start paying attention and working harder or faster.
get one's own way
To make others accept what you want.
get over
Move past something difficult.
get the better of
To gain an advantage over someone.
get the cold shoulder
To be ignored or treated in an unfriendly way on purpose.
get the hang of
Understand how to do something.
get the lead out
Hurry up or move faster.
Words selected by Inoh for the TOEFL iBT test. Not an official ETS list. How these words were chosen →