EXPRESSIONS WITH GET

get a life	used to talk about your own life or to tell sb to do sth more exciting with their life
get a shock	be very surprised, especially by sth unpleasant
get away from	go somewhere to have a holiday and relax
get away with	to do sth bad without being punished for it
get behind	have not done as much work or made as many payments as sb should have, don’t keep up to date with sb work or studies
get by	manage
get hold of	make contact with
get into	put on (clothes,…)
get into troble	find yourself in a situation in which yu can be criticized or punished
get my own back on	take revenge on sb
get on like a house on fire	to get on very well with sb
get on sb’s nerves	to annoy sb
get out of	avoid doing sth
get out of the way	move to one side to allow sb or sth to pass
get real	see things as they really are, don’t act in a stupid/ unreasonable way
get rid of	throw away, make yourself free of sb or sth
get stopped
get the chance	have the opportunity
get the impression	think, have an idea or opinion
get the joke	understand a joke
get the message	understand what sb is trying to tell you
get the wrong end of the stick	to misunderstand sb when they explain a situation to you or plans/ arrangements
get to know	discover what sb or sth is really like
get your act together	to organize yourself more effectively in order to be able to achieve sth
get your hair cut
get your head down	work hard at sth that involves reading or writing
get your own way	get or do what you want, especially when sb has tried to stop you
getting old	grow old, to age
to be getting on (always in continuous form)	to be getting old