【Top 5】 “GET”を使った慣用句
“Get”は英語の中で最もよく使われる単語の一つですね。単独で使われるときも、いくつかの意味を持ちます。そのうえ、他の言葉と組み合わせてイディオムとして新しい意味を生み出すことが頻繁にあるため、大変ややこしい単語なのです。
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to (finally) get round to something/doing something
used to emphasise the point that you fulfilled (or not) a particular wish that you had held for a long time.
- After 3 years of living in London, I finally got round to going to the British Museum.
- I had wanted to go there for a long time, but never got round to it.
To get out of something/doing something
used to talk about an activity which you will try your best to avoid taking part in.
- There’s a work party later this month, but I’m going to try to get out of it.
- My boss has asked me to give a presentation to the entire team; there’s no way of getting out of it.
- I managed to get out of attending the monthly meeting, providing a written update instead.
To get along (well) (with somebody)
used to say that you have a good platonic relationship with somebody
- The boss and I – we get along well!
- I get along with my colleagues, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say they are my friends.
- We don’t get along. I wish it could be different.
Getting on for
an idiom which, in the context of the time, means it’s fast approaching [x] o’clock.
- It’s getting on for 5 pm. Time to wrap this meeting up.
- A: What’s the time? B: It’s getting on for 2.30. [i.e. it’s, say, 2.27 pm]
an idiom which, in the context of somebody’s age, means s/he is nearly [x] years old.
- She’s getting on for 80. You wouldn’t believe it just by looking at her!
To get ahead
A phrase typically used with a general meaning of making progress in one’s life, as compared to others in a similar position.
- Cram school is considered by many to be a necessity in order that students get ahead in life.
- Once a university degree was the primary way to get ahead. These days this method is questionable.
- How to get ahead in English? The perennial issue!
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