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get around
get about
To go to different places; move about.
Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches.
Mary's father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York.
To become widely known especially by being talked about.
Bad news gets around quickly.
To get by a trick or flattery what you want from (someone).
Mary knows how to get around her father.
To find a way of not obeying or doing; escape from.
John did not weigh enough to join the Navy, but he got around that; he drank a lot of water before his physical examination.
Some people try to get around the tax laws.
get at
To reach an understanding of; find out the meaning.
This book is very hard to get at.
To do harm to.
The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary.
To have a chance to do; attend to.
I hope I have time to get at my homework tonight.
To mean; aim at; hint at.
What was Betty getting at when she said she knew our secret?
What the teacher was getting at in this lesson was that it is important to speak correctly.
get away with murder
To do something very bad without being caught or punished.
John is scolded if he is late with his homework, but Robert gets away with murder.
Mrs. Smith lets her children get away with murder.
get away with
To do (something bad or wrong) without being caught or punished.
Jonathan tries to get away with coming late to work almost every day; someday he’ll suffer the consequences.
Some students get away without doing their homework.
Terence can’t continue to put his friends down like that and expect to get away with it forever.
get away
To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape.
Освободится; перестать быть контролируемым; уйти от городского шума, нервотрепки; сменить обстановку.
As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom.
If Mr. Graham can get away from his store this afternoon, he will take Johnny fishing.
Mary tried to catch a butterfly, but it got away from her.
No one knows how the suspected criminal got away from the police.
Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away.
The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away.
We always try to get away from the noise and heat of the city for a month or two each summer.
We bought a little house in the country to get away from it all.
Мы купили маленький домик в сельской местности чтобы сменить обстановку.
To begin; start.
The race got away to a fast start.
We got away early in the morning on the first day of our vacation.
get back at
To do something bad to (someone who has done something bad to you) hurt in return.
John played a joke on Henry, and next day Henry got back at him.
The elephant waited many years to get back at the man who fed him red pepper.
get back
To return
Could you get the children back home by five o'clock?
Mr. Harris got back from his business trip to Chicago this morning.
get cracking
To hurry up, to start moving fast. Used mostly as an imperative.
Come on, you guys, let's get cracking! (Let's hurry up!)
To begin to move; get started.
The foreman told the workmen to get cracking.