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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?

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,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 Durham to study law.

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 shoesthey’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 midnight.

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

Ao 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 (

R ^ A ) ift Ji , & % : He’s getting on very well at school.  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