phrasal verb · neutral

get the most out of

UK/ɡet ðə məʊst aʊt əv/US/ɡet ðə moʊst aʊt əv/MOST

task2speaking

to benefit as much as possible from something

Examples

You should plan your study time to get the most out of your revision.

Travel slowly if you want to get the most out of a new country.

Teachers try to help students get the most out of their lessons.

Band 8 sentence

If you set clear goals and review them regularly you will get the most out of your preparation period.

Collocations

  • get the most out of your time
  • get the most out of a course

Word family

most determinerget verb

Common mistakes

get most out ofget the most out of

get all out ofget the most out of

Say it for a higher band

5use6make the most of7+get the most out of

Synonyms

make the most of

make full use of

Easily confused

make the most of

We tried to make the most of our time in Paris.

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