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into the newspapers.
Get around to = finally manage to do smnething
Example: It always takes me ages to get around to replying to letters.
Get at = criticise
Example: His boss is always getting at him for arriving late.
Get at = mean
Example: What do you think she'sgetting at~ I've no idea what she wants.
Get away = escape
Example: The robbers got away in a stolen car, which the police
later found abandoned.
Get away = go on holiday orfor a short break •
Example: We love to get away from everything and relax in the country.
Get away with = notget caught doing smnething wrong Example: Thieves got away with two Picassos, which were never
found.
Get back = return
Example: The train was held up so we didn'tget back home until
midnight.
Get behind with = be late paying instalnumts for smnething. Example: If you get behind with mongage payments, you might
lose your home.
Get by = have just enough money to_live on
Example: They're finding it increasingly difficult to get by since their daughter was born.