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(with), Colloq hit it off (with): She gets along with most
people quite well. Do you think they'll get along? b manage,
cope, shift, fare, survive, make both ends meet, keep the wolf
from the door, keep one's head above water, get on, Colloq get
by, make out, make do: How are you getting along with your new
novel? c leave, depart, go or move away, get going, get on, go
along, proceed: I have to get along now or I'll miss my train.
d progress, proceed, get on, advance, move ahead or along or on:
How are you getting on with your new novel? e get on, age, get
or become or grow older, advance: They are getting along but
you wouldn't guess that they're eighty. 29 get around. a See
25, above. b See 46, below. 30 get at. a gain access to,
access, reach, put or lay one's hands on, get to: I can't get
at the lock from here. b intend, mean, suggest, hint (at),
insinuate, imply, have in mind or view, contemplate: She just
didn't understand what I was getting at. c get, tease, taunt,
criticize, find fault with, carp, nag, pick on, US get to: She
is really beginning to get at me with her persistent criticism.
d get to, influence, intimidate, corrupt, bribe, undermine,
subvert, suborn: They tried to get at the judge. e learn, find
out, ascertain, determine: The police said they were only
trying to get at the facts. 31 get away. a escape, leave,
break out or away, flee, depart, make good one's escape, elude
one's captors, break free, disappear: He will never be able to
get away now! b escape, take a holiday or US also vacation, get
or take a rest or respite: I must get away for a few days. c
start, get or take off: Black Flash got away from the starting
gate at top speed. 32 get back. a return, come or go back:
I'll try to get back before midnight. b reacquire, recover,
regain, retrieve, recoup, repossess: Can you get your money
back for that hat? 33 get back at. See 23, above. 34 get
behind. back, support, promote, finance, fund, push, Colloq
plug, hype: If you get behind the enterprise, I know it will
succeed. 35 get by. See 28 (b), above. 36 get down. a
dismount, alight, descend, come or go down, climb or step down,
get off: He got down from his horse and drew his gun. b write
(down), note (down), record, make a note of: She wasn't able to
get down everything Shaw said. c depress, dispirit, sadden,
dishearten, discourage, deject: Don't let a little thing like
that get you down. d swallow, eat: No sooner does he get some
food down than it comes right back up again. 37 get down to.
concentrate or focus on, turn attention to, attend to: Let's
get down to business. 38 get in. a enter, get into or on or