Idioms and Expressions with Get

Get after  Remind someone to do something  Marta always has to get after her son to clean his room.
Get ahead  To succeed  Susan knew that she had to go to college to get ahead.
Get along  To have a friendly relationship with someone  I'm going to look for another job because I don't get along with my boss.
Get around  1. to cheat a little bit
2. to be very active		  1. James always tried to get around the rules.
2. Hans seems to know everyone in town. He really gets around.
Get away  To escape  The police were looking for the thief, but he got away.
Get back  1. To return
2. To reply		 1. What time do you get back home tonight?
2. Please get back to me as soon as you can.
Get back at  To retaliate  Billy got back at the boy who hit him by putting sand in his lunch.
Get by  To survive  My wife and I don't have much money; we get by on only one salary.
Get even  To retaliate  Billy got even with the boy who hit him by putting sand in his lunch.
Get in  Enter a vehicle  Get in the car. I'll drive you to school.
Get into  To become involved in  Jennifer started to give a long explanation, but I didn't want to get into it.
Get out To leave a place Ms. Anderson didn't get out of the office until late last night.
Get over  To recover from I was sick last week, but I got over it this weekend.
I was angry with Eva, but I got over it and now we get along well.
Get through  To contact  I called him several times, but it was two hours before I finally got through.
Get together  To gather with people A small group of students got together last night to study grammar.
Get up  To arise from bed What time do you get up in the morning?
Get-up (noun)  Outfit, strange clothing We thought Pedro looked great in his football get-up.
Getaway (noun)  an escape 1. The bank robbers didn't plan their getaway well and they were found quickly.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Habib like to plan a getaway somewhere sunny in January.