ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS

                                                     PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘GET’   

Get Away

Meaning:

-         Move away (from)

-         To have a holiday

Example:

-         Get away from me!

-         I won’t be able to get away from the office before 7.

-         The dog got away from me in the park.

-         We are hoping to get away for a few days at Easter.

Get Back

Meaning:

-         Return to where one came from

Example:

-         When I get back from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy.

-         I got back my investment with interest.

-         When will you get back?

-         What time did you get back last night?

Get Behind

Meaning:

-         Support or help

Example:

-         She claims the publishers never really got behind her new book.

-         It was easy to finish the project once the whole community got behind it.

-         If you get behind in your car payments, the car may be repossessed.

-         I am getting behind with my work.

Get Down

Meaning:

-         Bring or come

-         To begin doing something seriously

Example:

-         The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn’t get down again.

-         Lets get down to business.

-         I like to get down to work by 9.

-         We got down to discussing the budget at the meeting.

-         Lets get down to work.