Do you want to ‘get involved’ in more conversations with native English speakers? As you may have noticed, particularly if you are living in an English speaking country, the word GET is very common in the English language. We use it all the time in many different ways!
GET is especially used a lot in conversational English.
I want to help you have the confidence to start having conversations with English speakers and make more connections!
So today I’m going to teach you 6 very common and useful GET PHRASES.
1. “I’ll GET BACK TO YOU (on that)” 
We say this if we can’t or don’t want to give an answer to someone straightaway. We need time to think about it or check our schedule.
It means I will report back later or give you an answer later. This is often used in business situations.
EG:
“Will you be working with us on the Samson Project?”
“I haven’t decided yet. I’ll get back to you on that.”
We can also say, “Let me get back to you (on that)”
“Are you coming to the meeting on Friday?”
“Sorry, I’m not sure what I’m doing yet. Let me get back to you”
2. GET ON WITH IT
This means to continue doing something or to start working hard.
EG;
“The teacher told us to get on with our work!”
“Come on! We don’t have time to waste! Let’s get on with it!”
“The deadline for these plans is tomorrow morning. We really should get on with it”
3. GET ALONG
To get along with someone means to have a good, easy relationship. You can relate well to each other and have good conversations
EG:
“I get along well with all my colleagues” 
“Jack and Tina don’t get along at all”
To “get along” also means to deal with or handle a situation
“How are you getting along with the training course?”
4. GET RID OF
This is a very common phrase, which means to remove or dispose of something. In conversation we don’t usually say ‘dispose’, we just say ‘get rid of it”
EG
“I’ve got so much junk in my cupboard. I have to get rid of it!”
“We have to get rid of all this mess before the meeting”
5. GET OUT OF
When we want to ‘get out of something’ it means we want to avoid doing something we had already planned or cancel plans.
EG:
“I have plans tonight, but I can get out of it if you need me to help you”
“I can’t come to your party, sorry. I have an appointment and I can’t get out of it”
6. GET AROUND TO (doing something)
To Get around to doing something means to find time to do it.
EG:
“I’ve been wanting to see that movie but I just haven’t got around to it yet”
“I was supposed to call Mary but I didn’t get around to it”
Now you have 6 of the most common GET phrases in English. These are useful in business contexts but also in everyday life and conversations.
I suggest writing them down in your notebook (this helps you remember!). Make sentences and then practice using them!
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