Phrasal Verbs - Get (Get about v Get (sth) across v Get ahead v Get along v Get away v Get by)

Get about – to be able to move or travel from place to place.

• William gets about quite easily on his new motorbike.

Get (sth) across – to successfully communicate a message or idea.

• I haven’t had any luck getting my ideas across to management. Hopefully, I’ll have better luck next week.

Get ahead – to make progress or be successful in sth.

• In order to get ahead in the rat race, people are willing to try different things.

Get along (with someone) – to be friendly towards each other.

• It’s great to see the children getting along so well.

Get away (with sth) – to do sth, usually sth bad without getting caught or punished.

• Many people wouldn’t pay their taxes if they thought they could get away with it.

Get by – to manage satisfactorily

• It’s amazing how Randy gets by on such a low salary.
• We can get by with two cars until my brother returns from Australia.  

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