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— related noun getaway(I) 2 to receive a relatively light
punishment ) : He was
Zacfcy to get away with only a fine. Mlf JITj#, KMIO #: 7 A
o 3 to do sth wrong and not be punished for it |$ ( if
A ) : Don’t be tempted to cheat—
you’ll never get away with
it.
o [+ -ing] Nobody gets away with
insulting me like that. ftAlfcfc*£SmtM*o 4 to
manage with less of sth than
you might expect to need U ( After the first month,
you should be able to get
away with one lesson a week.
,get back to return, especially
to your home jg®; ® A; ® |c: What time did you get back last night? 0^ c> note at return ,get sth~back to obtain sth again
after having lost it A ®, $ ®, Jr ( AAft^bM ) : She’s got her old job
back.
MB o
I never lend books—you never get them
back. «ft^&**Ht ft ft A 8fti|£T®Ao get
'back (in) (of a political party
fl&j?:) to win an election after having lost the previous one Jt§fr± cT A
Ll] I? ® get back at sb (informal) to do sth bad to sb
who has done sth bad to you; to get revenge
on sb ®^Ajf %: I'll find a way of getting back at him! jfeft! ,get 'back to sb to speak or write to
sb again later, especially in order to give a reply ( A
@ % ) A: I’ll find out and get
back to you. f$St i: o get 'back to sth to return to sth A t: Could we get back
to the question of funding?
mi
,get be hind (with sth) to fail to make enough
progress or to produce sth at the right time ;
#£ A:
I’m getting behind with my work, fic ftI#ffiH T o 0
He got behind with the payments for his car. #,#1
AT l&H AftAlt
,get by (on/in/with sth)
to
manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment,
etc. that you have ( H • • • ) ££ t# A. if,
,
M 0.: How does she get
by on such a small salary? M&it&fftliftl'ftfg
A31M? 0 I can just about get by in German (= I can
speak basic German). fcftH
.get 'down (of children JLSe) [BrE) to leave the table
after a meal f&Jg get sb ’down (informal) to
make sb feel sad or
depressed
,get sth-*'down 1 to swallow sth,
usually with difficulty ( ) #T, AT 2 to make a note of
sth ifi
M; ifiT; arm write down : Did you get his
number down? f^jUETftfeft-^^T1^?
,get 'down to sth to begin to do sth; to
give serious attention to sth ff ifc
Let’s get down
to business. Pg #3 ff M T IE A nE <, 0 I like
to get down to
work by 9. 9
itilfjTFMlfbA 0 [+ -ing] It’s
time I got down to
thinking about that essay.
.get in | .get into sth 1 to arrive at a place
The train got in late. o What
time do you
get into Heathrow? !l & ? 2 to
win an election ^ : The Republican
candidate stands
a good chance of
getting in. 0
She first got into Parliament (= became an MP) in
2001. M 2001 3 to be admitted
to a school, university,
etc. MS'SA'T: She’s
got into
53 A#o ,get sb~'in to call sb to your
house to do a job $ get sth-*'in 1 to collect or
gather sth i|ft H; i& |£ij: to
get the
crops/harvest in i|ft JEEfk 2 to buy a supply of sth Remember
to get in some beers for this evening. iEfiA^ Hfcft?Ss&^*R$Sio
3 to manage to do or say sth lift ( I&i# ) : I got in an hour’s
work while the baby was asleep. $«TMtt$TT“/hN-ft?S0
0 She talks so much it’s
impossible to get a word in. Mi#®iS’A7
ikA—^iA£Pf®TiffiAo ,get 'in on sth to take part in an
activity # jjp ( sfr ) • He’s hoping to get in on any discussions
about the new project. MBfrUir#!JP^A
St if $J ft H # rfc o .get 'in with sb (informal) to become friendly
with sb, especially in order to gain an advantage ( A#A#IR*m^£A
) ©A
get 'into sth *1 to put on a piece of
clothing, especially with difficulty ( A
3b ^ A M ) W ± : I can’t get into these shoes—they’re
too small. S A 7,
Ac
2 to start a career in a particular profession Jf M : What’s the best way to get into journalism? ® A1? 3
to become involved in
sth; to start sth , Jf M
( ) : I got into conversation with
an Italian student, fvMAf'J^AT
®
A 0 0 to get into a fight # % ij- 4 to develop
a particular habit ^31ST: Don’t
let yourself get into bad habits. it g B ^ ± M.
^ 0 0 You
should get into the routine
of saving the document you are working on every ten minutes. ftIE£»£ft:fc##&-fcft33ffio
0 How did she get into (= start taking) drugs?
M Ji & A ttt ± $ 5n ft ?
5
{informal) to become interested
in sth :
I’m really getting into jazz these days. f^JtjfiXftAM#
6 to become familiar with sth; to learn sth jf M ^ ^: I haven’t really got into my new
job yet. ^SEA^IEE^^cftifrlf^o .get 'into Sth I .get yourself/sb
'into sth to
reach a particular state or condition; to make sb reach a particular state or
condition ( ) PSA, ^hTv He got into trouble with
the police while he was
still at school. ffeiE;fe±^N'}$£^3 0 Three people were
rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties.
JHAo
She got herself into a real state (= became very anxious) before the
interview. Mffiiitiu 1ft
get off | .get 'off sb used especially to
tell sb to stop touching you or another person ( AfflT n-tfffflA ) £'J M, jfejg :
Get off me, that hurts! #ij H It*,
.get 'off | .get sb off 1 to leave a place or
start a journey; to help sb do this ( {£3£A ) 1SJ7F, Hi
R:
We got off straight after breakfast. T
zAJf 7 o 0 He got the
children off to school. M fT A TfHA^ATo 2 (fir£) to fall asleep; to
make sb do this ( ) Aft: I had
great difficulty getting off to sleep.
ABSo
0 They
couldn’t get the baby off till
o .get'off I get'off sth
to leave work with
permission Tffi:
Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?
A
T ft alli
? .get 'off sth
|
.get
sb 'off sth to stop discussing a particular subject; to make sb do
this ( ^ Please can we get off the
subject of dieting? f]
#1 # #^ ft H ff 4 ? 0 I couldn’t get him off politics once he
had started,
.get sth 'off to send sth by
post/mail AP ^ ^ : I must
get these letters off first
thing tomorrow, ft® Af A .get
'off on sth (informal) to
be excited by sth, especially in asexual way )
.get 'off (with sth) to have no or almost
no injuries in an accident ( V She was
lucky to get off with just
a few bruises. MA&TM,
,get off (with sth) | .get sb off (with
sth) to
receive no or almost no punishment; to help sb do this ( : He was lucky to get off
with a small fine. £7“W«taSfc7
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0 A good lawyer might be able to get you
off. iffi .get 'off with sb (informal, especially BrE) to have a sexual or
romantic experience with sb; to start a sexual relationship with sb ( AS A : Stevegotoff
with Tracey at the party.
.get 'on 1 (also .get a'long) used to talk or ask
about how well sb is doing in a particular situation (
I®
R ^ A ) ift Ji , & % : He’s
getting on very well at school. l£jFo 0 How did you get on at the
interview? ffi
ft If U 'a # ? 2 to be successful in your career, etc. Parents are
always anxious for their
children to get on.
0
7 don’t know how he’s going to get on in life. AAMo 3 (also