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  • 21get off the ground — verb get started or set in motion, used figuratively (Freq. 2) the project took a long time to get off the ground • Syn: ↑take off • Hypernyms: ↑start, ↑go, ↑get going • …

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  • 22get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …

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  • 23get something across (to somebody) — ˌget aˈcross (to sb) | ˌget sthaˈcross (to sb) derived to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating sth • Your meaning didn t really get across. • He s not very good at getting his ideas across. Main entry: ↑getderived …

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  • 24get something over to somebody — ˌget sthˈover (to sb) derived to make sth clear to sb • He didn t really get his meaning over to the audience. Main entry: ↑getderived …

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  • 25get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP …

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  • 26get by — verb 1. come to terms with (Freq. 3) We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day • Syn: ↑cope, ↑make out, ↑make do, ↑contend, ↑grapple, ↑ …

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  • 27get hold of — verb 1. get into one s hands, take physically (Freq. 1) Take a cookie! Can you take this bag, please • Syn: ↑take • See Also: ↑take in (for: ↑ …

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  • 28get in — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 13) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into • …

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  • 29get into — verb 1. get involved in or with (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑tangle with • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s …

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  • 30get out — verb 1. move out of or depart from (Freq. 31) leave the room the fugitive has left the country • Syn: ↑exit, ↑go out, ↑leave • Ant: ↑enter ( …

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