A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson

1. To make someone feel sad or depressed "don't let it get you down - try to look on the bright side" 2. To write something quickly "Have you got a pen - I just want to get that down" 3. To swallow food or drink, especially when it's difficult "I know you feel ill but you should try to get something down" 4. To lower your body, especially your head, in order to avoid something dangerous "get down! He'll see you!" 5. To dance and 'get funky' "if you want to have a good time you've got to get down on the dance floor" "it was a great party. Everyone was getting down all night long "

= to have just enough of something to be able to do what you need to do "my French is not very good, but I can get by" Get by + on... Money "It's really hard to get by on a minimum wage "

to get behind with something = when you don't do work fast enough and it piles up. It also applies to payments. E.g. "You've been getting behind with your rent again. If you don't pay me, I'll be forced to take legal action." to get behind someone = to support someone "If you all get behind me, I might stand a chance of winning this competition!" #phrasalverb #english #vocabulary

= to call, email or speak to someone later because you're too busy to deal with it right now. "Sorry, I'm a bit tied up at the moment. Can I get back to you on that later?"

1. To return, e.g. to go home again "It's getting late, I'd better be getting back" 2. To retrieve something "I've sent my iPhone away to be fixed and I'm not going to get it back for 10 days!" 3. To move away because of danger "Get back, it's going to blow up!" 4. To get revenge on someone "I'm going to get you back for doing this! You're not going to get away with it, I'll get you back!!"

= to do something bad without being punished get away with it Get away with doing it "I can't believe you made a joke about the teacher and got away with it" "How can he get away with speaking to her like that? " http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/35-to-get-away-with/

= to suggest something without actually saying it directly "What are you getting at exactly?" = to criticise someone again and again "you're always getting at me, can't you just leave me alone? " Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/34-to-get-at/

= to like someone and have a friendly relationship with them "I'm not sure you're going to get along with my brother in law. He's a bit of a bore" "Can't we all just get along please?" Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/33-to-get-along/

= to communicate a message, to make people understand something you're communicating "It can be hard to get the message across" "It depends on what kind of message you're trying to get across" Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/32-to-get-across/

= get ready for a challenge "England will be gearing themselves up for their rugby match against France tomorrow" (AP Photo/Ross Land) Oops, I made a mistake and said I would "support France", which is clearly a slip of the tongue! More details here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/31-to-gear-up/