Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1You need good communication skills to get your message ...............
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"Across" in "get your message across" means that the message is communicated clearly.
2My dog gets ............... with my cats.
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"Along" means to have a friendly relationship with someone.
3She gets ............... a lot; she has been to nearly every continent.
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"Around" means to travel to many places.
4I do not understand what you are getting ...............
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"At" is used in "get at" to mean suggest or imply something indirectly.
5He got ............... cheating on the exam because he had influential parents.
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"Away with" means to do something wrong without being punished.
6He earns just enough to get ...............
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"By" means to manage with very little money.
7Problems at work are really getting me ...............
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"Down" means to make someone feel sad or depressed.
8After wasting time on unimportant things, we decided it was time to get ............... business.
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"Down to" means to start dealing seriously with a task.
9We will get ............... at the next stop.
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"Off" means to leave a bus, train, or other form of public transport.
10He and his siblings do not get ...............
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"On" means to have a good relationship with someone.
11When I saw the ball coming towards me, I got ............... the way.
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"Out of" means to move away from a place or path.
12He has not yet gotten ............... the flu.
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"Over" means to recover from an illness.
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- You need good communication skills to get your message across.
- My dog gets along with my cats.
- She gets around a lot; she has been to nearly every continent.
- I do not understand what you are getting at.
- He got away with cheating on the exam because he had influential parents.
- He earns just enough to get by.
- Problems at work are really getting me down.
- After wasting time on unimportant things, we decided it was time to get down to business.
- We will get off at the next stop.
- He and his siblings do not get on.
- When I saw the ball coming towards me, I got out of the way.
- He has not yet gotten over the flu.