Presentation to practose expressions with "get"

1. “ GET” SOME PRACTICE Expressions with get

2. idioms and expressions with GET Please could you throw away all the old clothes you don’t wear any more. get rid of

3. idioms and expressions with GET It’s embarrasing when someone tells the punchline to a joke, everyone laughs, and you don’t understand it ! get it!

4. idioms and expressions with GET My family love meeting up at Christmas. getting together

5. idioms and expressions with GET What do you think is the best way to move from one place to another in this city? get around

6. idioms and expressions with GET Once my brother-in-law starts talking to you it’s practically impossible to escape ! get away!

7. idioms and expressions with GET 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

8. idioms and expressions with GET They’ve only just met, but they already have a very good relationship. get on like a house on fire.

9. idioms and expressions with GET It really annoys me when you eat my chips. gets on my nerves when you eat my chips.

10. idioms and expressions with GET I tried to explain the problem to my father, but I just can’t make him understand. get through to him.

11. idioms and expressions with GET My parents always let my little sister do whatever she wants – that’s why she is so spoilt. get her own way

12. idioms and expressions with GET Not having enough time for myself really depresses me . gets me down.

13. idioms and expressions with GET Martha was dumped by her exboyfriend and now she wants to take revenge on him. get her own back on him.

14. idioms and expressions with GET If I had the opportunity to go and live abroad, I think I’d probably take it. got the chance

15. idioms and expressions with GET 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.

16. idioms and expressions with GET She had a terrible surprise when she discovered that she had been adopted as a baby. got a shock

17. idioms and expressions with GET Both of my parents are becoming older but they still lead very active lives. gettting on

18. idioms and expressions with GET We can manage with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive. get by

19. idioms and expressions with GET I tried to walk past him, but he wouldn’t move to the side to let me pass. get out of the way.