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Get and particles

'They just don't get it' - meaning, 'they just don't understand'.  This has been a complaint frequently seen in the British press during the last few months aimed at both the bankers and the politicians.  'Get' is a useful little verb which can take on a wide variety of meanings when linked with other little words.  Some of these are explored in this test.

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1. He's getting upaboutoffI don't know surprisingly well now with the help of the crutches.

2. The little girl was getting underaboveoverI don't know herself in class and so the teacher had a few words with her mother.

3. We succeeded in getting roundbyacrossI don't know the road safely in spite of the heavy traffic.

4. The old dog seemed to accept the little puppy and they were soon getting alongaboutdownI don't know very well together.

5. During the last few months it has become a national sport to get downatupI don't know the bankers.

6. Work has been very stressful and so I'm really looking forward to getting acrossawayaboutI don't know this weekend.

7. Unfortunately we'll have to get backalongbyI don't know in time for an early start on Monday.

8. I'm sure that we'll get offbyoverI don't know with a little help from our colleagues.

9. The man got downupawayI don't know from the train and looked about him as though lost.

10. Fortunately, I just managed to get inalongbyI don't know before the doors closed.

11. The girl became increasingly annoyed as she struggled to get intooutunderI don't know her friend's dress.

12. We got outbyoffI don't know one train just as our connection was pulling in at the next platform.

13. We had to hurry and just managed to get throughawayonI don't know as the train started to move.

14. The schoolboy managed to get outonoffI don't know of the cross country run by faking a letter from his mother.

15. The old man finally got overbyintoI don't know his illness with the help of a course of antibiotics.

16. Michael eventually managed to get overatroundI don't know his wife by taking her out to dinner.

17. We managed to get onthroughawayI don't know the long journey without problems but arrived very tired.

18. If you want to see what the problem is you'll have to get upunderoverI don't know the car.

19. She languidly got awayupdownI don't know from the beach and sauntered into the sea.