Phrasal Verbs Practice – 115
get something off
: to remove a piece of clothing
?Why don’t you get those wet clothes off
: if someone gets off, they are not punished for doing something wrong, or they receive only a small punishment
.In the end he got off because there wasn’t enough evidence against him
.The police felt he had got off very lightly
get off with
.If you’re lucky, you’ll get off with a fine
get somebody off
: to help someone avoid being punished for a crime
.Her lawyers were confident that they could get her off
get (somebody) off
: to go to sleep, or to help a child go to sleep
.I went to bed but couldn’t get off to sleep
.It took us ages to get the baby off
get off to a good/bad etc
: start to start in a particular way
.The day had got off to a bad start
.Right, I’ll get onto it straight away
get off something
: to stop talking about a subject
?Can we get off the subject of death, please
(get off (something/somebody
: to tell someone to stop touching something or someone
!Get off me
.Get off those cakes, or there’ll be trouble
!(Get off (=stop touching me
tell somebody where to get off
: to tell someone that they are asking you for too much or are behaving in a way you will not accept
.He wanted £50, but I told him where to get off
get off
: to leave a place, or to help someone to leave a place
.We’ll try and get off straight after lunch
get off something
!Get off my land
get somebody off
.I’ll phone you as soon as I’ve got the children off to school
(get off (something
: to finish work and leave the place where you work at the end of the day
.I usually get off at six o’clock
?What time do you get off work
get something off
: to send a letter or package by post
.I’ll have to get this letter off by tonight
get something off to
.I’ll get the forms off to you to
get something in
: to buy a supply of something
.I must remember to get some food in for the weekend
get something in
: to gather a crop and bring it to a sheltered place
.The whole village was involved with getting the harvest in
get somebody in
: to ask someone to come to your home to do a job, especially to repair something
.We’ll have to get a plumber in
.get something in to day
: send something to a particular place or give it to a particular person
?Please can you get your essays in by Thursday
.It’s best to get your insurance claim in as quickly as possible
get something in
: to manage to do something even though you do not have much time
.We’re hoping to get in a game of golf over the weekend
get in
: to enter a place, especially when this is difficult
.We managed to get in through a window
.The theatre was already fell, and we couldn’t get in
: if a train, plane etc gets in at a particular time, it arrives at that time
?What time does the bus get in
get in to
.We get in to Heathrow at ten o’clock
: to arrive home
.We didn’t get in until late
?What time do the boys get in from school
: to be elected to a position of political power
.The Conservatives have promised to increase spending on health and education if they get in
: to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc
get down to something
: to start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot of time or energy
.It’s time we got down to work
.We need to get down to some serious talking
get down to doing something
.I always find it hard to get down to revising
: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs
(Get someone or something off (3) / get down to something / get in (4
.N1. I always find it hard to ……………………… revising
.N2. We didn’t ……………………… until late
.N3. We managed to ……………………… through a window
?N4. Please can you ……………………… your essays ……………………… by Thursday
.N5. I must remember to ……………………… some food ……………………… for the weekend
.N6. I’ll phone you as soon as I’ve ……………………… the children ……………………… to school
. ……………………… N7. Her lawyers were confident that they could ……………………… her
? ……………………… N8. Why don’t you ……………………… those wet clothes
:Answers
get down to / get in / get in / get – in / get – in / got – Off / get – off / get – off
