Shadowing Practice: Phrasal Verbs with "GET" - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi, I'm Lisa.

In this video, you will learn 23 phrasal verbs with the verb to get.

This will help you understand native speakers and you'll be able to speak English with more fluency and more confidence.

English phrasal verbs can be so confusing and there are so many of them,

but they're a very important part of the English language and they're commonly used by native speakers.

Phrasal verbs are made up of two or more words and they change the meaning of the original verb.

For example, the verb to look means to see or to examine.

But when we add the preposition up, to look up, that means to search for information or to research.

Let's learn how to use some English phrasal verbs with the verb to get.

The verb to get can mean to receive or to obtain

but when it's combined with other words it can have a lot of different meanings.

For example, to get back at someone or to get back to someone or to get back with someone.

These three phrasal verbs have different meanings.

Or for example, to get away with someone is very different from to get away with something.

We will learn the meaning of these phrasal verbs plus many more.

First, let's look at the pronunciation rules to make sure you have a good accent when you're saying these phrasal verbs.

Let's look at the pronunciation of the phrasal verbs to get around and to get through.

When we have a vowel following the T, we say it like this.

Get a, get around, get around.

Some people call that sound a flat T or a fast D sound

or it may sound like an R sound of your native language.

Get around.

So when we have a T between two vowels, that T changes.

Get around.

So we say get off, get into, get away.

But when the T is followed by another consonant, The T is not pronounced that way.

In that case, we hold the T.

We do this, get, get.

Don't release your tongue.

Don't say get.

So it's not get through.

It's like this, get through.

Let's say that, get through, get through, get by.

We don't say get by.

Don't release the T.

Hold it, get by, get by, get going, let's get going, let's get going.

All right, let's get started with learning some phrasal verbs with the verb to get.

Let's learn the difference between these two phrasal verbs, to get around and to get around to it.

To get around means to move from place to place, to travel or to be able to go to different places without difficulty.

And here are some ways you can use this phrasal verb.

You can say, in my city it's easy to get around by bicycle.

Or, I usually get around by car.

We got around the country by train.

How do you get around?

In Los Angeles it's hard to get around without a car.

Or we can say something like this, my grandmother is finding it harder to get around these days.

She can't move so easily.

Or you can use it like this.

Wow, you were in New York last week and this week you're in London?

You really get around, don't you?

You move from place to place a lot.

It also has that meaning.

But how about to get around to it?

That means to finally do something that has been postponed or delayed.

To finally find time to do something, we often say to get around to it when we're talking about something that we really don't want to do,

something that we don't enjoy doing or it's difficult to do it.

For example, you can say, I need to clean my room but I just can't seem to get around to it.

Or you can say, I've been so busy

but i need to get around to booking a flight for my vacation i've got

so much to do today i don't know

when i'll get around to it let's listen to the way

some other people used it well you know i don't really feel like doing this right now

but i'll get around to it

and i just didn't get around to it till this month

because it was such an overwhelming task if you can do it tomorrow well you may not ever get around to it.

What do you need to get around to doing?

All right, let's look at the next two phrasal verbs.

Do you know the difference between these two phrasal verbs?

What's the difference between get away and get away with?

To get away means to escape or to go on vacation.

We can say, I need to get away from this city for a while.

It's so noisy and crowded.

Or we can say, let's get away for the weekend.

That means, let's take a short trip.

We can also use it as a noun.

We can say, a getaway.

A getaway.

We're going to stress the first word and we're going to say it as one word, getaway.

And that means a short vacation somewhere nearby, not too far away.

We can say, we had a nice two-day getaway in the mountains.

That was a very relaxing getaway.

But what about the meaning of to get away with something?

That means to avoid being caught or punished for doing something wrong.

For example, you can say, children, don't think that you can get away with telling lies.

That means people will find out or I will find out you can't get away with it.

He did a terrible thing.

We can't let him get away with it.

That means he must be punished.

Or we can say, he never got caught.

He got away with murder.

Let's listen to the way some other people used it.

He doesn't want to talk about the lack of jobs or the failing schools, and I'm not going to let him get away with it.

And I can assure you that we're not going to let them get away with it.

Everybody who thinks they got away with it will not get away with it.

God sees it all.

Let's learn the difference between these three phrasal verbs.

Just the prepositions are different and the meaning is completely different.

To get back at someone, to get back to someone, and to get back with someone.

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Do you know the difference?

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Let's learn them.

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To get back at someone means to take revenge on someone, someone who has hurt you.

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So you hurt them because they hurt you.

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You get back at them.

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We can say it like this.

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She wanted to get back at her ex-boyfriend, so she spread rumors about him.

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Or we can say, you did it just to get back at me.

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All right, now let's learn to get back to someone.

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That means to reply or to respond to someone's message or request.

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For example, we can say, I'll get back to you as soon as I have more information.

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Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.

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I'm sorry I forgot to get back to you.

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Let's listen to how some other people used it.

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Think about that and I'll get back to you.

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Comment down below if you have a question and I will get back to you.

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I called her back and then she did not get back to me.

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And let's learn the third meaning of to get back.

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This one is to get back with someone.

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To get back with someone means to have a romantic relationship with someone again after you broke up with them.

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So you used to be with them and then you broke up and now you're back together again.

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You got back with them.

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We can say her boyfriend is texting her all the time because he wants to get back with her.

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Did you hear that he got back with his ex-wife?

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Let's learn the difference between these two phrasal verbs.

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To get over someone or something or to get it over with.

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To get over something or someone means to recover from a difficult situation

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or an emotional experience or to move on from a relationship.

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We can say, it took me a long time to get over the breakup but I'm finally feeling better.

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Or we can say, I was upset but I got over it pretty quickly.

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And we commonly use to get over for an illness.

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We can say, it's been two weeks and I'm finally getting over the flu.

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Or, how long did it take you to get over the virus?

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Let's look at the phrasal verb to get it over with.

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That means to do or finish something that is difficult or unpleasant or undesirable.

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To finish it as quickly as possible so that you don't have to deal with it anymore, so that you don't have to think about it anymore.

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You can say, I just want to get it over with and move on.

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Or, it's going to be tough, but let's just get it over with and finish the project.

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Let's do something we don't want to do, but we should finish it.

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Or, if you have to give someone bad news, but you don't like doing it, you can tell a person, you'd better give them the bad news.

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Do it now and get it over with.

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Let's just get it over with.

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I can't wait until it's over.

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I just want to get it over with.

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Let's listen to how some other people use this expression.

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If you know it's going to happen, let's get it over with, right?

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Let's make it happen sooner rather than later.

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And I would just rush through like as fast as I possibly could just to get it over with.

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Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.

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Let's learn the difference between the phrasal verbs to get through something and to get through to someone.

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To get through means to finish, to complete something, especially something that's difficult, to manage to survive something.

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For example, you can say, I don't know how we're going to get through this crisis.

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I finally managed to get through the driving test.

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It will take two weeks to get through all the paperwork.

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Now, let's look at the meaning of to get through to someone.

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And that means to succeed in making someone understand something that you're trying to tell them.

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You can say, I've been trying to get through to him, but he just won't listen.

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I finally got through to her.

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She finally understands what I'm trying to say.

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Or if you're frustrated with someone, you can say, it's impossible to get through to you.

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You just don't understand me and you don't want to listen.

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I can't get through to you.

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Let's listen to how some other people used it.

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A lot of times the teachers feel like they can't get through to you.

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That's what we're trying to get through to you here.

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He's trying to get through to you.

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Let's learn the difference between these two phrasal verbs.

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To get to someone and to get to something.

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To get to someone means to affect or to upset someone deeply or to really annoy someone.

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You can say, this traffic is really getting to me.

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I can't stand it anymore.

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It's affecting me.

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Or you can say, I'm sorry if I said something that got to you.

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I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

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Or I quit my job because the stress was getting to me.

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It was affecting me a lot.

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Or you can say to someone, don't let it get to you.

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And that means don't let it affect you.

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Don't let it stress you out.

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Don't let it get to you.

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Let's listen to how some other people use this expression.

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A lot of pressure in this round, so don't let it get to you, just relax and go.

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And so don't let it get to you too much.

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I mean, it's not so bad.

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Don't let it get to you.

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Just keep doing your thing, baby.

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And then we have the phrasal verb to get to something.

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And we often say to get to it, I'll get to it.

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And that means to start doing something or to start dealing with something.

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For example, I can say, I'll get to it as soon as I can.

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I'll start doing it.

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I'll start dealing with it.

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I've been delaying it for too long.

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I need to get to it.

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I need to start studying for the exam.

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Let's learn the difference between to get together and to get it together.

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To get together means to meet or to come together with others.

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We can say, we're getting together later to celebrate her birthday.

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Or let's get together soon and catch up.

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It's been such a long time since we've seen each other.

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Let's get together.

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We got together last Saturday.

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Or we can use it as a noun, a get-together.

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And that means a small gathering, a small informal party.

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She's having a get-together tonight.

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That was a really fun get together.

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And now let's look at to get it together.

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To get it together means to become more organized

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or to become less foolish and to make better decisions and to take positive action.

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To improve the state of your life.

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We can say, I need to get it together and start working on my goals.

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Or she finally got it together and she finished college.

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Or if you're frustrated with with someone because they're not improving their life, you can say, when are you finally gonna get it together?

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You need to get it together.

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You better get it together.

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You better get it together because your family needs you.

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Honestly.

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Get it together.

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Come on, get it together.

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Let's learn the difference between these two phrasal verbs.

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To get on and to get on with it.

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To get on means to make progress and it's common to use it this way.

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How are you getting on at school?

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Or how are you getting on with your studies?

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and that means what kind of progress are you making i called to say hi

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and to find out how you're getting on now let's look at to get on with it

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that means to continue doing something after stopping it for example

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you can say i'm sorry for interrupting you i'm going to leave now

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so that you can get on with your work or you can say can we please get on with the meeting

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or let's get on with it.

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Let's continue doing it.

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Why are we delaying it?

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Let's get on with it.

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Let's listen to how some other people used it.

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We got a lot of work to do.

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Let's get on with it.

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I really appreciate it.

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Now let's get on with it.

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Let's look at the difference between these two phrasal verbs.

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To get someone down and to get down to something.

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To get someone down means to make someone feel sad or to make them feel like they've lost hope.

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You can say, this kind of weather always gets me down.

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It gets me down.

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Or if you want to cheer someone up, you can say, don't let it get you down.

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Don't be discouraged.

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Don't be sad.

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I remember an old song and the lyrics go like this, rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

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So those days always depress me.

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They make me sad.

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Don't let it get you down.

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Cheer up.

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Or you can say, don't let that person get you down.

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Don't let him get you down.

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Don't let her get you down.

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Don't let them affect you.

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Let's look at the phrasal verb to get down to.

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And that means to begin to be serious about something, to direct your attention to something.

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For example, we can say, let's get down to business.

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That's a very common expression.

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Let's get down to business.

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And that means let's start doing what needs to be done.

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It doesn't necessarily mean business.

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It's just the serious work.

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Let's get down to business.

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Stop talking and let's get down to work.

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Let's listen to how some other people used it.

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Let's get down to business.

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All right, let's get down to business here.

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Let's get down to business and fix this problem.

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Let's learn the difference between the phrasal verbs to get on and to get in.

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We use to get in for a car.

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I'm going to get in a car.

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For the other transportation, for example, bus, airplane, train, motorcycle, boat, we say to get on.

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Hurry up and get in the car.

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I got on the bus.

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I got on the plane.

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So it's in the car, the plane, on the train, on the horse, on the boat, and so on.

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And the opposite of get on and get in is to get out of and to get off.

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So we say to get out of the car.

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Let's pronounce that correctly.

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Get out of.

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Get out of.

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Get out of the car.

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Repeat after me.

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I got out of the car.

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I got out of the car.

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And for the other transportation methods such as bus, airplane, train, motorcycle, and so on, we say to get off.

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I'll be getting off the train at the next station.

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A lot of people got off the bus at the last stop.

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So, get out of the car, get off the bus.

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Are you confused by all these different phrasal verbs with the verb to get?

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You can review this video, watch it again, practice again, and make your own sentences.

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To improve your fluency in English, make sure that you keep learning new phrasal verbs.

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There are so many of them, not just with the verb to get, but with so many other verbs.

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That's such an important part of being fluent in English.

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And when you learn a new one, make your own sentence.

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That way you're much more likely to remember it.

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