8 phrasal verbs that use the word 'get' | Learn English with Cambridge

Hi everyone. I'm George.

In a previous video we learnt about the various ways we can use the verb,

to get.

It’s getting dark now, so, it’s time to party.

And in this video we're going to learn eight different phrasal verbs that

use the word get.

But before I begin, don’t forget to like the video

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Now, watch this video and see if you can guess the meanings

of the phrasal verbs.

This story all started when I wanted to get out of doing the washing up.

I emptied the washing up liquid and shouted,

there's no washing up liquid left.

It is empty. I can't do the washing up.

I tried to get through to my housemate that I couldn’t

do the washing up if there wasn’t any washing up liquid.

Just go to the shop, buy some more and get on with it.

At that moment I was struck by lightning.

After I got over the shock, I noticed something strange.

From then on, everything I touched became clean.

I got through the washing up in record time just by touching each plate.

I could shoot washing up liquid at people I didn’t get on with.

Have you done the dishes yet? Making them slightly angry and soapy.

That’s quite annoying.

And I could stop criminals from getting away.

You won't get away with this.

Can you guess what any of these phrasal verbs mean?

This story all started when I wanted to get out of doing the washing up.

To get out of doing something means to avoid something you don’t want to do,

especially if you're giving an excuse.

So, you might say, stop trying to get out of doing the housework.

Just go to the shop, buy some more and get on with it.

To get on with doing something means to start or continue doing something,

especially work.

For example, if you're talking in class, your teacher might say,

can you get on with your work, please?

I tried to get through to my housemate that I couldn’t

do the washing up if there wasn’t any washing up liquid.

To get through to someone means to succeed in making

someone understand or believe something.

For example, we can't get through to the government just how serious

the problem is.

After I got over the shock, I noticed something strange.

To get over something means to return to your usual state

of health or happiness after having a bad experience or an illness.

For example, she's just getting over the flu.

You might also get over someone, a boyfriend or a girlfriend,

at the end of a relationship, which means to forget them and

return to a state of happiness again.

I got through the washing up in record time just by touching each plate.

To get through something means to finish doing some

work or to finish some tasks.

For example, I've got so much housework to get through.

I could shoot washing up liquid at people I didn’t get on with.

To get on with someone means you like someone and you are

friendly to each other.

For example, do you get on with your brother?

And I could stop criminals from getting away.

To get away means to escape or to leave a person or a place,

often when it’s difficult to do this.

For example, we walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.

You won't get away with this.

To get away with something means to succeed in avoiding

punishment for something.

For example, everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery,

but it looks like he's going to get away with it.

Can you make some sentences with these phrasal verbs?

Get practicing in the comments section below.

And a lot of the explanations in this video come from

the Cambridge Dictionary.

So, if you want to find some more phrasal verbs,

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