Expressions with Get

Get is one of the most used verbs in English. Get is a verb that can mean
different things. So it is common to find different expressions with Get.

List of the Most Common Expressions

with Get
These are the most common expressions with get categorized by how
these expressions are made up.

 Get+Adjective Expressions
 Collocations with Get
 Phrasal Verbs with Get

Get + Adjective Expressions

Here are the 25 most useful get +adjective expressions
Get + Adjective Example

Get drunk He got drunk last night

Get hotter It’s getting  hotter.

Get warmer It is getting warmer

Get married She is going to get married

Get divorced They got divorced last year

Get tired I got tired of you

Get lost I think we got lost

Get better Things are going to get better

Get angry She is gonna get angry

Get old You are getting old

Get dark It gets dark very early in the winter.

Get dirty Things are gonna get dirty

Get wet It is raining, we are going to get wet

Get sick I don’t want to get sick

Get hurt You are gonna get hurt

Get thirsty I am getting thirsty

Get hungry I am getting hungry

Get well Get well soon

Get dressed Wait, I am getting dressed

Get dizzy I got dizzy on the plane

Get jealous I got jealous

Get Fat I got fat when I moved to Italy

Get bored I got bored of those old exercises

Get excited We got excited when we won

Get nervous He gets nervous when he gives blood.

Get mad She got mad at me because I took her lunch money

Get Rich He said that he was gonna get rich or die trying

Get confused I got confused and I made a few mistakes during the presentation

Most Common Collocations with Get

These are some of the most common collocations in English

Get a call I am gonna get a call from the Government

Get permission You need to get permission to do that

Get a letter I just got a letter

Get a degree She hopes to get a degree in English Teaching

Get the impression You got the impression

Get home Sorry but I need to get home right away

Get a haircut He has to get a haircut today, he is going to be on TV

Get a tan Do you always to get a tan when you go to the beach?

Get nowhere You are getting nowhere with this situation

Get + Prepositions (Phrasal Verbs)

These are the most common phrasal verbs with get

Get up I don’t usually get up until 7:15

Get along I don’t get along with my classmates, They don’t like me

Get out You have to get out here right now, Police is coming

Get at I understand what you are trying to get at

Get by I have enough money to get by

Get off We got off the train before the car hit it

Get over You neet to get over it, she is not your girlfriend anymore

Get away She got away with it, she got the money and the job

Get back I have to get back as soon as possible

Get through I have to get through this task before 5