Q ➤ Gad about Ans ➤ Meaning-Visit a lot of different places for pleasure. Explanation-I spent the afternoon GADDING ABOUT in the West End.
Q ➤ Gad around Ans ➤ Meaning-Visit different places for pleasure. Explanation-I spent the afternoon GADDING AROUND looking for some books.
Q ➤ Gag for Ans ➤ Meaning-Want something a lot. Explanation-I'm GAGGING FOR a drink.
Q ➤ Gang up Ans ➤ Meaning-Form a group against something or someone. Explanation-They GANGED UP to try to stop the new system.
Q ➤ Gang up against Ans ➤ Meaning-Harass, bully (in a group). Explanation-They GANGED UP AGAINST me because I wouldn't accept their ideas.
Q ➤ Gang up on Ans ➤ Meaning-Harass, bully. Explanation-They GANGED UP ON him because of the way he spoke.
Q ➤ Gear toAns ➤ Meaning-Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc. (Often passive). Explanation-It's not GEARED TO non specialists.
Q ➤ Gear towardsAns ➤ Meaning-Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc. Explanation-The project is GEARED TOWARDS older people.
Q ➤ Gear up Ans ➤ Meaning-Get ready for a busy period. Explanation-The shops are GEARING UP for the New Year sales.
Q ➤ Geek out Ans ➤ Meaning-Talk at length about computing. Explanation-Henry always GEEKS OUT at parties and bores all the people who don't know much about computers.
Q ➤ Get about Ans ➤ Meaning-Visit many places. Explanation-I GET ABOUT a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.
Q ➤ Get about Ans ➤ Meaning-Become known. Explanation-It didn't take long for the news to GET ABOUT- everyone's talking about it.
Q ➤ Get about Ans ➤ Meaning-Walk or visit places. Explanation-She can't GET ABOUT much, but she is in her eighties.
Q ➤ Get about Ans ➤ Meaning-Have personal or sexual relationships with many people. Explanation-She GETS ABOUT a bit; she's always with some new guy.
Q ➤ Get above Ans ➤ Meaning-Behave as if you are better or more important than others. Explanation-She's been GETTING ABOVE HERSELF since she got promoted.(This is normally used in progressive forms and followed by a reflexive pronoun, though 'get above your station' is also used.)
Q ➤ Get across Ans ➤ Meaning-Communicate successfully. Explanation-I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.
Q ➤ Get across Ans ➤ Meaning-Go from one side to the other. Explanation-It's impossible to GET ACROSS the road with all this traffic.
Q ➤ Get across Ans ➤ Meaning-Move something from one side to the other. Explanation-How are we going to GET these bags ACROSS the river?
Q ➤ Get across to Ans ➤ Meaning-Be convincing or make a good impression. Explanation-How can I GET ACROSS TO my audience?
Q ➤ Get after Ans ➤ Meaning-Nag or exhort someone. Explanation-You should GET AFTER them to finish the work.
Q ➤ Get after Ans ➤ Meaning-Chase. Explanation-GET AFTER her and give her the message before she leaves the building.
Q ➤ Get ahead Ans ➤ Meaning-Progress. Explanation-Nowadays, you need IT skills if you want to GET AHEAD.
Q ➤ Get ahead of Ans ➤ Meaning-Move in front of. Explanation-I work at home in the evening to GET AHEAD OF schedule.
Q ➤ Get along Ans ➤ Meaning-Have a good relationship. Explanation-Why don't you two GET ALONG? You're always arguing.
Q ➤ Get along Ans ➤ Meaning-Leave. Explanation-It's late; we must be GETTING ALONG.
Q ➤ Get along Ans ➤ Meaning-Progress. Explanation-How's the homework GETTING ALONG?
Q ➤ Get along in Ans ➤ Meaning-Progress. Explanation-How are you GETTING ALONG IN the company.
Q ➤ Get along with Ans ➤ Meaning-Have a good relationship with someone. Explanation-I don't GET ALONG WITH my sister- we have nothing in common.
Q ➤ Get along with Ans ➤ Deal with, handle. How are you GETTING ALONG WITH the training course?
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Become known. It didn't take long for the news to GET AROUND once it got into the newspapers.
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Visit many different places. He GETS AROUND a lot- he's always flying somewhere different.
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Walk or go to places. He's finding it hard to GET AROUND since the operation and spends most of his time at home.
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Avoid a problem. It'll be tricky, but we will find a way to GET AROUND the regulations.
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Persuade, convince. She didn't want to accept my application because it was late, but I managed to GET AROUND her.
Q ➤ Get around Ans ➤ Have personal or sexual relationships with many people. He GETS AROUND a bit; he's always with some new girlfriend.
Q ➤ Get around to Ans ➤ Finally manage to do something, make the effort to do something. It always takes me ages to GET AROUND to replying to letters.
Q ➤ Get at Ans ➤ Criticise. His boss is always GETTING AT him for arriving late.
Q ➤ Get at Ans ➤ Mean. What do you think she's GETTING AT? I've no idea what she wants.
Q ➤ Get at Ans ➤ Be able to reach, find, access. It's on the top shelf and I can't GET AT it.
Q ➤ Get at Ans ➤ Use threats, payments, bribes, etc, to affect someone's testimony or decision. The gangsters GOT AT the jury, who found them not guilty of all charges despite the evidence presented in court.
Q ➤ Get away Ans ➤ Escape. The robbers GOT AWAY in a stolen car, which the police later found abandoned.
Q ➤ Get away Ans ➤ Go on holiday or for a short break. We love to GET AWAY from everything and relax in the country.
Q ➤ Get away Ans ➤ Move, leave somewhere. He didn't come because he was stuck at work and couldn't GET AWAY.
Q ➤ Get away fromAns ➤ Go somewhere different or do something different. Work's getting on top of me; I need to GET AWAY FROM it.
Q ➤ Get away fromAns ➤ Start to talk about something that is not relevant to the discussion. I think we're GETTING AWAY FROM the point here- we need to concentrate on the main ideas.
Q ➤ Get away withAns ➤ Not get caught, criticized or punished for doing something wrong. Thieves GOT AWAY WITH two Picassos, which were never found.
Q ➤ Get away withAns ➤ Achieve something, despite not doing it correctly or properly. Do you think we could GET AWAY WITH using the cheaper product?
Q ➤ Get away! Ans ➤ An expression of disbelief. "I passed." "GET AWAY! You couldn't have passed."
Q ➤ Get back Ans ➤ Return. The train was held up so we didn't GET BACK home until midnight.
