get

• phr. v.
• to succeed, especially in your job

She has great business skills, I'm sure that's what helped her to get ahead.

• phr. v.
• to have a friendly relationship with someone or a group of people

Avi gets along well with her cousin. They often hang out on weekends.

• idiom
• to feel things so strongly that you are no longer in control of what you do or say

Camille is usually very responsible, but sometimes she gets carried away and behaves like a child.

• collocation
• to make yourself do something or move somewhere more quickly

We'd better get going, or we'll be late.

collocation INFORMAL

to make sense of somethingStephen just didn't get it when Lola told the joke.

• idiom
• to be in control of a situation and do things in an organized and confident way

Of course it's a difficult situation, but you'll just have to get it together and do your best.

• phr. v.
• to avoid doing something that you have promised to do or are supposed to do

I've got a meeting at 10:00, but I'll see if I can get out of it.

• phr. v.
• to become healthy again after being sick, or to become happier after an upsetting experience

It took a long time for Nikki to get over losing her job.

• idiom SPOKEN
• used to tell someone not to be
• stupid, when you think that what they are saying or doing is not sensible or practical

• Get real, Julio, you can't run a marathon!
• You've never run more than five miles!

• phr. v.
• to manage to deal with an unpleasant situation until it is over

I don't know how I got through that terrible interview. They asked such difficult questions!