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get at
vitten op
his tutor is always getting at him for arriving late
get away scot-free
er zonder kleerscheuren vanaf komen
don't get punished when you have done something wrong
get away with
wegkomen met
the students got away with their excuses for being late
get away with murder
er mee weg komen
you do something bad and don't get caught or punished
get back
terugkeren
the train was held up so we didn't get back in time
get behind with
achterlopen
f you get behind with your payments, your mobile might be cut off
get by
rondkomen
the students found it difficult to get by on their grants
get down
depressief worden
the miserable weather in winter really gets me down
get down to
beginnen aan
I find it difficult to get down to doing any revision for my exams
get in
thuiskomen
she didn't get in till well after twelve o'clock
get in
instappen
the taxi pulled up and we got in
get in on the act
meedoen moet
if people want to get in on the act, they want to participate
get it in the neck
op je kop krijgen
you are punished or criticised for something
get it off your chest
gooi het eruit
you confess to something that has been troubling you
get it over with
iets doen, zodat je het maar hebt gehad
I got the test over with, so I don't have to worry about it any longer
get my drift
snap je
you understand what they are trying to say
get off
uitstappen
we got off the bus a stop too early
get off
de dans ontspringen
he got off on a technicality and left the court a free man
get off the ground
van de grond komen
if a project or plan gets off the ground, it starts to be put into operation
get off with
het doen met
he got off with sharon at the party
get on
opstappen
we got on the train at plymouth and went up to london
get on with
goed opschieten met iemand
steve and marcy get on with each other very well
get on with
hoe staat het met
how are you getting on with your spanish lessons?
get on with
doorgaan met
the teacher asked the pupils to get on with some work quietly
get on your nerves
irriteren
if something gets on your nerves, it annoys or irritates you
get out of
ergens onderuit komen
I said I wasn't feeling well and got out of the extra work
get out of
uitstappen
we got out of the taxi and paid the driver
get out of bed on the wrong side
met je verkeerde been uit bed stappen
if you get out of bed on the wrong side, you wake up and start the day in a bad mood
get over
overheen komen
it took me ages get over the bout of flu
get round - usa: get around
overhalen
she didn't want to let me do it, but I succeeded in getting round her