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   get down tophrasal verb/ɡet daʊn tuː/

   start doing something seriously or with focus

   “We should stop chatting and get down to work.”

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   get goingphrasal verb/ɡet ˈɡəʊɪŋ/

   to start doing something or to leave/start a journey

   “We should get going if we want to reach the coast before dark.”

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   get downphrasal verb/ɡet daʊn/

   to depress someone; or (with 'to') to begin to seriously work on something (note: 'get down' alone and 'get down to' have different uses)

   “Don't let the criticism get you down.”

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   get someone to (do something)phrasal/causative structure

   to persuade or arrange for someone to do something for you (get + someone + to + base verb).

   “I got my brother to help me move the furniture.”

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   get used tophrasal verb/ɡet ˈjuːst tə/

   to become familiar with or accept something; usually followed by a noun or verb-ing.

   “After a month I finally got used to waking up at 6am.”

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   get something donephrasal verb / causative/ɡet ˈsʌmθɪŋ dʌn/

   to arrange for someone else to do something; to cause something to be done by another person.

   “I got my phone fixed at the shop yesterday.”

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   get behindphrasal verb/ɡet bɪˈhaɪnd/

   to fall behind schedule or fail to keep up with work or responsibilities

   “She got behind with her coursework after she had to care for her sick mother.”

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   get in touch (with)phrasal verb/ɡet ɪn tʌtʃ/

   to contact or communicate with someone

   “I should get in touch with my old classmates before the reunion.”

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   get taken abackphrasal verb/ɡet ˌteɪk(ə)n əˈbæk/

   to be very surprised by something unexpected

   “I was completely taken aback when they announced the decision.”

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    get the ball rollingphrasal verb (idiom)/ɡet ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊlɪŋ/

    to start an activity, discussion, or process

    “Let's get the ball rolling by agreeing the agenda.”

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    get through tophrasal verb/ɡet θruː tuː/

    make someone understand or accept what you are saying

    “After a long talk I finally got through to my teacher.”

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    get to grips withphrasal verb/ɡet tə ˈɡrɪps wɪð/

    begin to understand and deal effectively with a difficult problem or task

    “The company needs time to get to grips with the new regulations before implementing them.”

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    get outphrasal verb/ɡet aʊt/

    leave a place; become known (information); or be used as an exclamation to tell someone to leave

    “We need to get out of the house before it floods.”

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    get cold feetidiom (phrasal)/ɡet kəʊld fiːt/

    to become too nervous or scared to do something you had planned to do

    “He was going to propose, but he got cold feet at the last minute.”

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    get on someone's nervesphrasal verb/ɡet ɒn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈnɜːvz/

    to annoy someone repeatedly or persistently

    “His constant humming really gets on my nerves.”

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    get up tophrasal verb/ɡet ʌp tuː/

    do something, especially something slightly bad or surprising

    “What did you get up to at the weekend?”

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    get a word inphrasal verb (idiom)/ɡet ə wɜːd ɪn/

    to manage to say something during a conversation when others are talking a lot

    “During the debate I couldn’t get a word in because everyone was interrupting.”

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    get carried awayphrasal verb/ɡet ˌkærid əˈweɪ/

    become too excited or involved and do more than you intended

    “I got carried away and bought too many souvenirs.”

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    get involved (in)phrasal verb/ɡet ɪnˈvɒlvd/

    to take part in or become included in an activity or situation

    “I decided to get involved in the school's environmental club.”

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    get started (on)phrasal verb/ɡet ˈstɑːtɪd/

    to begin doing something

    “I need to get started on my personal statement tonight.”