Phrasal Verbs List - Charlie, your teacher of English
phrasal verb

meaning

example sentence

get away

To go on a vacation; to remove oneself
from a familiar environment, usually for
pleasure or diversion

We worked so hard this year that we
had to get away for a week.

get away with To do without being noticed or punished Jason always gets away with
sth
cheating in his math tests.

get back

To return from swh

We got back from our vacation last
week.

get sth back

To receive sth you had before that
appeared to be lost.

Liz finally got her Science notes back
from my room-mate.

get back at sb To retaliate; to take revenge

My sister got back at me for stealing
her shoes. She stole my favorite hat.

get back to
sth

to return to dealing with something

I have to get back to my work now.

get on sth

To step onto a vehicle, to get on board
of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

We're going to freeze out here if you
don't let us get on the bus.

get over sth

To recover from an illness, loss, difficulty I just got over the flu and now my
sister has it.

get over sth

To overcome a problem

The company will have to close if it
can't get over the new regulations.

get round to
sth

To finally find time to do sth (AmE: get
around to sth)

I don't know when I am going to get
round to writing the thank you cards.

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