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GET ON
1. [+ with] especially BrE if two or more people get on,
they have a friendly relationship with each other: How
does Gina get on with her colleagues?
2. (progress) to make progress in sth you are doing:
He’s new here, but he seems to be getting on fine.
3. be getting on a) if time is getting on, it is getting
late: Tell Rea to hurry – it is getting on.
b) informal if someone is getting on, they are getting
old: We’re both getting on now.
4. (continue doing sth) [+ with] to continue with sth
you were doing before: Get on with your work!
5. (able to do sth) to be able to do sth, in spite of prob
lems or difficulties: I don’t know how we’ll manage to get
on with you.
6. Get on with it! spoken used to tell someone to hurry:Will
you lot stop messing around and get on with it!
7. let sb get on with it a) spoken used to say that you
do not care what someone does, even though it might have
bad results: Well, if she wants to go ahead and ruin her
career, let her get on with it.
b) to let someone do sth without your help or advice:
Why can’t my parents ever just let me get on with it?
8. Get on/along with you! oldfashioned spoken used
to say you do not believe what someone has said.
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