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get along (also get on Brit.) [phrasal verb]- if people get along or get on, they
have a friendly relationship with each other: We all get on really well, so we’re
going to share a flat next year.
get along+ with: He is very easy to get along with.
Note:
Get along and get on are more informal than have a good relationship.
be on good terms - if people are on good terms, they have a polite relationship
and they can work well together, but they are not close friends: The members of
the band were on good terms, but they never spent much time together socially.
be on good terms + with: We’re on good terms with all our neighbours.
close [adj]- if two or more people are close, they like each other very much, and
can talk to each other about their feelings, their problems etc: Dad and I have
always been very close.
close + to: She was never very close to her mother.
3. When you have a bad relationship:
not get along (also not get on- Brit.)- if people do not get along or do not get on,
they have a bad relationship and they often argue and disagree with each other:
Barney and I just don’t get along.
not get on + with: He’s not getting on very well with his new boss.
fall out [phrasal verb I] Brit.- if friends or relatives fall out, they have an
argument and stop being friendly with each other: They fell out last year, and
they won’t even speak to each other now.
fall out + with: He’s fallen out with his girlfriend again.
4. When a relationship ends:
split up [phrasal verb] informal- if people who are married or having a romantic
relationship
split up, they end their relationship: Steve’s parents split up when
he was four.
split up + with: Have you heard? Tim’s split up with his girlfriend.
separate [v I]- if people who are married separate, they stop living together: It’s
the children who suffer when their parents separate.
get divorced- if people who are married get divorced, they officially end their
marriage by means of a legal process: They got divorced only two years after
they were married.
break up [n C/U]- when a marriage or romantic relationship ends: the effects of
marital break up on children.
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