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Please could you throw away all the old clothes you don’t wear any more.

get rid of

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It’s embarrasing when someone tells the punchline to a joke, everyone laughs, and you don’t understand it! get it!

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My family love meeting up at Christmas.

getting together

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What do you think is the best way to move from one place to another in this city?

get around

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Once my brother-in-law starts talking to you it’s practically impossible to escape! get

away!

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I thought we’d made it clear that we’d meet at the restaurant, but she misunderstood and was waiting for us to pick her up.

got the wrong end of the stick

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They’ve only just met, but they already have a very good relationship.get on like a house on fire.

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It really annoys me when you eat my chips.

gets on my nerves when you eat my chips.

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I tried to explain the problem to my father, but I just can’t make him understand.get through to him.

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My parents always let my little sister do whatever she wants – that’s why she is so spoilt.

get her own way

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Not having enough time for myself really depresses me.gets me down.

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Martha was dumped by her exboyfriend and now she wants to take revenge on him.get her own back on him.

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If I had the opportunity to go and live abroad, I think I’d probably take it.

got the chance

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I’ve told him time after time that I don’t want to go out with him, but he just doesn’t seem to hear what I’m saying.

get the message.

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She had a terrible surprise when she discovered that she had been adopted as a baby.

got a shock

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Both of my parents are becoming older but they still lead very active lives. gettting on

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We can manage with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.

get by

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I tried to walk past him, but he wouldn’t move to the side to let me pass.

get out of the way.