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C1.1 ADVANCED GET PHRASES

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  • Martha was dumped by her ex-boyfriend and now she wants TO TAKE REVENGE ON HIM.
    TO GET HER OWN BACK
  • Pete was ill for a week and he has inevitably STOPPED MAKING PROGRESS with his work.
    GOT BEHIND
  • Come on! We’ll be late if you don’t HURRY UP.
    GET A MOVE ON
  • Could you please THROW AWAY all the old clothes you don’t wear anymore?
    GET RID OF
  • It’s difficult to CONTACT GEORGE because he never has his phone switched on.
    GET THROUGH TO GEORGE / GET HOLD OF GEORGE
  • Not having enough time for myself really DEPRESSES ME.
    GETS ME DOWN
  • I thought we’d made it clear that we’d meet at the restaurant, but somehow she MISUNDERSTOOD and was waiting for us to pick her up.
    GOT THE WRONG END OF THE STICK
  • My parents always let my little sister DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS – that’s why she’s so spoilt.
    GET HER OWN WAY
  • Ever since we met at high school, Jules and I HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
    GOT ON LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE
  • She hasn't RECOVERED FROM her nasty cold yet.
    GOT OVER
  • Somehow millionaires manage NOT TO BE CAUGHT AND PUNISHED for tax evasion.
    TO GET AWAY WITH
  • You need to CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE AND WORK HARDER or you’ll fail all your exams
    GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER
  • If I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY to go and live abroad, I think I’d probably take it.
    GOT THE CHANCE
  • I liked him to begin with, but he’s now really starting TO ANNOY ME.
    TO GET ON MY NERVES
  • It’s not easy MANAGING TO LIVE on a student grant, especially in a big city.
    GETTING BY
  • My sister was a good girl, but I was always BEING PUNISHED FOR MISBEHAVING.
    GETTING INTO TROUBLE
  • What’s the best way to MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER in this city?
    GET AROUND