Lesson Two
Get in
(1) To enter or to board a vehicle (used for cars); (2) To arrive; (3) To become accepted, as in a school or club; (4) To become or cause to become involved (S)
Get on
(1) To enter or to board a vehicle (used for all forms of transportation other than cars: trucks, trains, buses, planes, bicycles, motorcycles, horses); (2) To be or continue on harmonious terms ; (3) To make progress; continue; to advance in years.
Get off
(1) To leave or to descend from a vehicle (used for all forms of transportation other than cars); (2) To escape, as from punishment or danger; (3) To obtain a release or lesser penalty for (S); (4) To get permission to leave one's workplace; (5) to feel great pleasure or euphoria, for example, as a result of a drug (slang).
Right away
(1) Immediately; very soon (also: at once)
Pick up (S)
(1) to lift something with one's hands or fingers; (2) to retrieve of collect - can be said of a person or an object; (3) to learn by experience and/or study - usually implies not much effort.
Sooner or later
(1) eventually, at some point in the short or long term
Come up with
(1) to manage to find someone or something; (2) to think of, develop something
At first
(1) Initially, in the beginning
At last
(1) finally, after a long wait.
(1) To enter or to board a vehicle (used for cars); (2) To arrive; (3) To become accepted, as in a school or club; (4) To become or cause to become involved (S)
- Get in the car please. (1)
- I got in at 11 last night. (2)
- I just got my letter from McGill, and I got in! (3)
- As a teenager, he got in with the wrong crowd. (4)
- Getting sick got me deep in debt since I couldn't work for a year. (4)
Get on
(1) To enter or to board a vehicle (used for all forms of transportation other than cars: trucks, trains, buses, planes, bicycles, motorcycles, horses); (2) To be or continue on harmonious terms ; (3) To make progress; continue; to advance in years.
- I'm scared to get on a plane. (1)
- Get on the bus before we miss it! (1)
- She gets on well with her colleagues. (2)
- Would you just get on with the show already?! (3)
- Marcus is getting on in years, and his wife is already in a geriatrics hospital. (3)
Get off
(1) To leave or to descend from a vehicle (used for all forms of transportation other than cars); (2) To escape, as from punishment or danger; (3) To obtain a release or lesser penalty for (S); (4) To get permission to leave one's workplace; (5) to feel great pleasure or euphoria, for example, as a result of a drug (slang).
- Rita got off the bus on the corner of Ste. Catherine and Crescent Street. (1)
- The thieves got off scot-free. (2) (extra expression: scot-free = without the punishment that is deserved)
- His lawyer got him off with a slap on the wrist... community service for 3 months. (3)
- I got off work early to go to my doctor's appointment. (4)
- He gets off on acid. (5)
Right away
(1) Immediately; very soon (also: at once)
- Get in the car right away! We're leaving now. (1)
- Stop that at once, or it's in your room for you! (1)
Pick up (S)
(1) to lift something with one's hands or fingers; (2) to retrieve of collect - can be said of a person or an object; (3) to learn by experience and/or study - usually implies not much effort.
- Rachel picked up the 20$ bill she spied on the ground. (1)
- I'm picking up my son at the daycare at 3PM. (2)
- He picked up quite a bit of Chinese while he was traveling through the country. (3)
Sooner or later
(1) eventually, at some point in the short or long term
- He'll have to pay his speeding ticket sooner or later. (1)
- Don't worry, sooner or later, he'll get what he deserves. (1)
Come up with
(1) to manage to find someone or something; (2) to think of, develop something
- She came up with a date for the end-of-year work party. (1)
- I came up with the answer to my problem after much reflection. (2)
- Somehow, Rick came up with the money to pay the rent this month, despite his unemployment. (1)
At first
(1) Initially, in the beginning
- She was shy at first, but after a couple of visits, she became very friendly. (1)
- At first Clara thought Japanese was hard, but she quickly made a lot of progress and realized that it wasn't as difficult as people said. (1)
At last
(1) finally, after a long wait.
- At last! The sequel to Despicable Me is out on DVD! (1)
- The bus has come at last. (1)