Get somebody something

Shall I get you a sandwich?

25. RADIO/TELEVISION

[transitive not in passive or progressive] to be able to receive a particular radio signal, television station etc

Can you get satellite TV here?

26. ANSWER THE DOOR/TELEPHONE

[transitive] informal to answer the door or telephone

Can you get the phone for me?

27. CATCH SOMEBODY [transitive] to catch someone

The police got him in the end.

28. HURT/KILL SOMEBODY

[transitive] informal to attack, hurt, or kill someone

The other gang members threatened to get him if he went to the police. I'll get you for this!

29. TRICK SOMEBODY

[transitive] informal to deceive or trick someone

I got you that time!

30. ON THE TELEPHONE

[transitive] if you get someone on the telephone, they answer the telephone when you have made a call, and so you talk to them

I tried phoning him at work, but I just got his secretary.

31 get doing something

to begin doing something

We got talking about the old days. I think we should get going quite soon.

32. get to do something

informal to have the opportunity to do something

We got to meet all the stars after the show. She gets to travel all over the place with her job.

33. get to like/know/understand somebody/something

to gradually begin to like, know, or understand someone or something

It'll take a while for you to get to know everyone. After a while, I got to like him.

34. spoken you get something

used to say that something happens or exists

I didn't know you got tigers in Europe.

35. spoken you've got me (there)

used to say you do not know the answer to something

36. spoken it what gets me

used to say that something really annoys you

It really gets me the way he leaves wet towels on the bathroom floor.

37. spoken get this

especially American English used to draw attention to something surprising or interesting that you are about to mention

And the whole thing only cost - get this - $12.95.

ￚsee also have got

get about phrasal verb

1. to go or travel to different places

She's eighty now, and doesn't get about much any more. He's got an old van which he uses for getting about.

2. if news or information gets about, it is told to a lot of people

I don't really want this to get about.

get across phrasal verb

to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone, or to be communicated successfully

get something ↔ across

It took him ages to get his point across. We must get across the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.

Get across to

It is important that we get this message across to voters.

get ahead phrasal verb

to be successful and do better than other people in a job or work

She soon found that it wasn't easy to get ahead in the movie business.

get along phrasal verb

1. if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship

We've always got along quite well.

Get along with

They seem to get along with each other.

2. to deal with a job or situation or to make progress

How's Sam getting along at university?

Get along without

Don't worry, we'll get along without you.

3. spoken I must/I'd better be getting along

used to say that it is time for you to leave, for example because you have something else to do

get around phrasal verb

1. get around (something)

to go or travel to different places

We had to use public transport to get around. It's quite easy to get around London.

2. if news or information gets around, it is told to a lot of people

News of the accident soon got around. Word got around that the department might be closed.

3. get around something

to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you

I think we should be able to get around most of these problems. She was always very clever at getting around the rules.

get around to something phrasal verb

to do something that you have been intending to do for some time

I meant to phone her yesterday, but I never got around to it.

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