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1) get away
with,
[~ + object] to do something
without punishment: She
got away with a lot of mistakes.
2) Get
used to
3)
get off:
- [~ + off + object]to
dismount from or get out of:The passengers got
off the plane.
- to (cause to) begin a journey:[no
object]We got off a few hours late.[~ + object + off]I got the kids off to school.
- to (help someone to) escape punishment, esp. by
providing legal assistance:[no object]He got off with a very light sentence.[~ + object + off]The lawyer got his client off.
- [no object]to finish, as one's workday:We get off at five o'clock.
4)
get it:
- to be punished or reprimanded: You're going to get it if you're late.
- to understand or grasp something: You just don't get it, do you?
5)
get out of it:
- to (cause to) leave or be removed:[no
object]Get out of this room.[~ + object + out]Get them out of this room.
- to withdraw, leave, or retire:[~ + of + object]He got out of the stock market before the collapse.[no
object]We'll get out before the stock market collapses
- IDIOM: To get out of
buying something is to escape,
to avoid it in spite
of opposition.
6)
get over:
- [~ + over + object]
to
recover from: to get over an illness.
- [~ + object + over]
to
get across: I need to get my points over more convincingly.
- [~ + over + object]
to
overcome: I got over that problem.
- outwit:found a way to get around the law.
- [no object]to travel from place to
place; circulate:I don't get around much anymore.
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