english advanced march
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dress up
wear nice clothes or put forth in the best light
Abend dressed up for the award ceremony
end up
eventually reach some conclusion or destination
After thinking for a day, he endet up taking the job
fall apart
- break into pieces
My new dress completely fell apart after just two washes
- suffer from mental or emotional distress
He endured all kinds of harassment at work without flinching, but completely fell apart when his cat got sick
fill (x) up
fill something completely
Bruce filled his wine glass up to the brim
get (x) across
communicate or explain something clearly
The professor spoke for hours but didn't get anything across to the students.
get ahead
succeed or progress
You'll never get ahead at this company unless you follow the rules
get around to (x)
do something eventually
I'll get around o fixing the table after the playoffs
get away with
- escape punishment or some other unpleasantness
Shirley thought she got away with cheating until the teacher asked her to stay after clas
get along with
be friendly with
My dog gets along with everyone as long as the're not a cat
get at
- reach
There's an itch on my back that i can't get at.
- attempt to prove or explain
What these graphs are getting at is that we'll be bankrupt by next week.
get away
escape or depart from
Lucio liked to go to the lake every weekend, just to get away from the city
get (x) back
have something returned
Roger got his pencil back from Greta
get back at
have revenge on someone
Laila promised herself that she would get back at whomever startet the rumor.
get by
survive or manage at the bare minimum
When Sheila lost her job, the family had to get by with only their saving.
get down
enjoy oneself without inhibitions, especially with music or dancing
Lina may be overly formal at work, but he sure knows how to get down to hip-hop.
inhibitions
Hemmungen
overly
too; very:
Earlier sales forecasts were overly optimistic.
His films have been criticized for being overly violent.
get (x) down
- depress or discourage someone
Lina always gets everyone down with her stories from the hospital
- record or write somthing down
the president spoke quickly at the press conference and reporters were struggling to get all of his comments down
get down to
begin or start
Once everyone arrives, we'll get down to picking teams
get in on
join an activity
After Bitcion startet going uo, everyone wanted to get in on cryptocurrency.
get into
discuss something thoroughly
I don't want to get into our finances now, we'll take after out guets leave.
get (x) out of
receive a benefit from something
Babysitting the Cohles was a nightmare, but at least Janelle got some money out of it.
get over
recover or overcome
Drinking a lot of water helps in getting over an ilness
get through
complete or endure an unpleasant task
Lina can't get through a morning without coffee
get to
annoy or bother someone
People who don't clean up after their dogs really get to me.
get together
have a social event
The volleyball team is getting together for dinner after practice
give (x) away
donate something or give something for free.
Mindy gave her orized doll collection away.
give (x) up
stop consuming or doing something, oftern a habit
Lina gave chocolate up for her diet.
go against
contradict, oppose, or fight againt
A group of students went against the school dress code yesterday and wore ripped jeans
go ahead
proceed or move forward
because of the snow, we can't go ahead with the festival.
go along with
agree with or pretend to agree with
Even though Cedric hated weight lifting, he went along with it because his coach suggestet it.
go for
try or attempt to achieve something
Lina trains so hard because she is going for an Olympic gold medal.
go on
continuie doing something
The boys will go on digging until they hit a water pipe.
go over
review or look at again
Lina went over the study guide one last time before the test.
hand in
submit
the teacher wants us to hand in our essays through email.
