Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle.
1I don't mind getting ............... early if there is a good reason to.
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"Up" completes the phrasal verb "get up", meaning to rise from bed.
2There is no room on the bus. Let's get ............... again.
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"Off" completes the phrasal verb "get off", meaning to leave a bus, train, or similar vehicle.
3Get ..............., and I will drive you to the station.
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"In" completes the phrasal verb "get in", meaning to enter a car or taxi.
4It took me a long time to get ............... the disappointment.
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"Over" completes the phrasal verb "get over", meaning to recover from something difficult.
5The robbers got ............... with diamonds worth millions of dollars.
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"Away" completes the phrasal verb "get away with", meaning to escape with something stolen here.
6The supervisor asked the employees to get ............... the job quickly.
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"On with" completes the phrasal verb "get on with", meaning to continue doing a job.
7I tried calling, but I couldn't get ............... to him.
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"Through" completes the phrasal verb "get through to", meaning to reach someone by phone.
8I find it very difficult to get ............... on my meager salary.
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"By" completes the phrasal verb "get by", meaning to manage with limited money or resources.
9The setbacks got him ...............
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"Down" completes the phrasal verb "get someone down", meaning to make someone unhappy.
10Can we get ............... for lunch on the weekend?
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"Together" completes the phrasal verb "get together", meaning to meet socially.
11His stupidity got him ............... trouble.
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"Into" completes the phrase "get someone into trouble", meaning to cause problems for someone.
12Rumors get ............... fast.
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"Around" completes the phrasal verb "get around", meaning to spread from person to person.
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- I don’t mind getting up early if there is a good reason to.
- There is no room on the bus. Let’s get off again.
- Get in, and I will drive you to the station.
- It took me a long time to get over the disappointment.
- The robbers got away with diamonds worth millions of dollars.
- The supervisor asked the employees to get on with the job quickly.
- I tried calling, but I couldn’t get through to him.
- I find it very difficult to get by on my meager salary.
- The setbacks got him down.
- Can we get together for lunch on the weekend?
- His stupidity got him into trouble.
- Rumors get around fast.