VocabularyB1Intermediate

Phrasal verbs with get you'll hear every day

Get up, get on, get over, get along with: eight everyday phrasal verbs with clear examples.

Rock Egg teamAugust 25, 20261 min read

Get is one of the most common verbs in English, and it's even more common in phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word like up, on or over, and the meaning is often very different from the verb alone.

Daily routine

I get up at 6 every morning. (leave your bed)

What time do you get back from work? (return)

Travel

We got on the bus at the station. (enter a bus, train or plane)

Get off at the next stop. (leave a bus, train or plane)

Rule

Use get on / get off for buses, trains and planes. Use get in / get out of for cars and taxis.

People and feelings

I get along with my new colleagues. (have a good relationship)

It took her months to get over the flu. (recover from)

Managing

I don't earn much, but I get by. (have just enough)

I need to get through these emails before lunch. (finish something long or difficult)

Don't say

I got on the taxi.

Say

I got in the taxi.

Don't say

I get along my sister.

Say

I get along with my sister.

Quick check

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I always ___ at 7 on weekdays.

It took me a week to ___ my cold.

Hurry, we need to ___ the train now!

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