hi everyone i'm arnell
and today i'm gonna teach you 20 of
the most common expressions with the
word
get
at the end of this lesson let me know in
the comments which one of these
expressions was your favorite
my personal favorite is number seven
i don't know
i like it
first things first
are two days expressions formal or
informal
remember get itself is usually an
informal verb
so today's expressions are
neutral you can comfortably use them
at work
at university
with people you don't know and family
and friends of course
but
i really wouldn't use these in your
academic writing
chapter one
returning a printer
how can i help you
um
yeah i bought this printer two days ago
and it just doesn't work i've tried
everything
that's frustrating okay let's try to get
to the bottom of this do you have your
receipt
number one to get to the bottom of
something
to get to the bottom of something
definition
to find the cause of a problem
why is there a problem
imagine this
chunk of earth is your problem
do you know what is causing the problem
no
you need to
dig dig dig dig dig dig to try to get to
the bottom of it
detectives are trying to get to the
bottom of the case
they're trying to find out why there's a
problem
we need to get to the bottom of why our
computers keep crashing
we need to find the cause
i see the problem you don't have a
printer license
a license
yes a printer license for your printer
is let me check
75
okay
fine
let's get this over with
i'll buy it
number two
to get something over with
definition to do something you don't
want to do so you can stop thinking
about it
i don't want to pay 75 for a printer
license but i will do it
i don't want to call the dentist
just get it over with
do it so you can stop thinking about it
i'm nervous about asking my boss for a
raise
but the sooner i get it over with
the better
the sooner i do it the sooner i can stop
thinking about it
so you can say to get something over
with or
number three
to get something over and done with
same thing but it's just a little bit
more emphatic
let's get this over and done with
be careful don't confuse number two and
number three
with number four
to get over something
to get over something definition to
recover from an illness
or
a sad event
you're really going from bad
to good you're recovering
it took me two weeks to get over my cold
it always takes time to get over a
breakup
a breakup is the end of a relationship
let's compare these expressions again
number two and number three
i prefer to get my taxes over with at
the start of every year
number four
she never got over her grandma's death
she never recovered
well
thank you so much for your help today
you're welcome
printers always seem to cause problems
don't get me started
number five
don't get me started
definition
i feel negatively about this topic
it's best if i don't start talking about
it
because if i do i will talk about it for
a long time in an angry way
imagine you are
the damn
and this is a topic you
dislike pink
think
how do you feel about your brother
selling your grandma's house
don't get me started that house has been
in my family for generations
and he just wants to sell it
don't get tyler started on politics
please
here i'm telling you
don't talk to him about it because if
you do
chapter 2 an anxious friend
can we get together sometime soon
absolutely how does next friday sound
is tomorrow okay
i need to get something off my chest
i think i'm getting cold feet
huh
my internship with lawyers for you and
me
i know it's a great way to get my foot
in the door but i actually don't want to
be a lawyer
okay you've just seen four get
expressions used in a mini conversation
you can always go back and watch it
again to see them all in context
number six to get together
definition for two or more people to
meet in a social situation
my classmates and i got together for a
picnic
my cousins and i rarely get together
we should get together sometime
number seven
to get something off your chest
this part of your body is your chest
and when something is bothering you
you feel a heavy weight on your chest
don't you
but if you speak to someone about your
problem
that
that weight just disappears doesn't it
you get something off your chest
definition
to speak to someone about something that
has been bothering you for a long time
do you need to get anything off your
chest
do you need to talk to me about your
problem
i told the police
everything i knew
it felt great getting that stuff off
my chest
number eight to get cold feet to get
cold feet definition
to feel so nervous or so stressed that
you want to cancel an event
normally people get cold feet before
their wedding day
before they move to a new country
or maybe before
they need to give a presentation in
front of 500 people
yes i will do it yes i will do it yes i
will do it
cold
ice ice ice ice ice ice
the groom got cold feet a week before
his wedding and cancelled everything
i've cancelled my driving test three
times i always get cold feet the day
before
and um if someone gets cold feet
we don't know if they will cancel the
event or not but they probably will
let's move on to number nine
to get your foot in the door
how do you start your career
you start by getting your foot in the
door
internships are a great way to get your
foot in the door
i volunteer at a vet clinic twice a week
because i have to do something to get my
foot in the door i have to do something
to start my career
i just spent
five hours in a cafe with linda
i hope she doesn't call or message me
for at least a week
don't get me wrong
linda is a really good friend of mine
but she can be
a bit exhausting
don't get me wrong
definition
don't think negatively of me but this is
my honest opinion
normally we use don't get me wrong like
this
don't get me wrong
something positive
but
something negative
don't get me wrong i think the new
hospital is a great idea
but
how much is this going to cost the
taxpayer
so
speaking to linda she told me she
doesn't want to start her internship
she wants to become an artist
and live in a fancy studio apartment
sell her paintings for thousands of
dollars and become famous
i told her
dreams are good
but don't get carried away
i don't want her to get her hopes up
before anything has happened
how is she going to get by before her
paintings start to sell
to get carried away
definition to become so excited about
something
you can't control your thoughts or
emotions
think about the
snowball effect
we have a nice little snowball
but as it rolls down the mountain it
becomes bigger
and faster and bigger and faster and
soon
you can't control it
i got a little carried away planning my
husband's surprise birthday party
and invited over 200 people to our house
just a little carried away
my dog gets carried away when playing
and starts to bite
you could imagine a dog is so excited
that it forgets biting is bad
number 12 to get your hopes up
definition to become excited about
something
before it
happens
i don't want to get my hopes up but i
think i got the job
do i know if i have the job or not
no but i'm excited because the interview
went really well
don't get your hopes up about going to
the beach later it looks like it's gonna
rain and normally the expression get
your hopes up is used in the negative
don't get your hopes up you shouldn't
get your hopes up
number 13 to get by to get by
to have the minimum amount of money to
survive
if you're getting by you can pay for
food
rent
you can pay your bills
but that's about it you can't really go
to a restaurant often you can't go on
vacation
after i lost my job i managed to get by
on my savings
i work three jobs just to get by
so i don't know how linda is gonna get
by
um
before her paintings start to sell
but
she always gets her way
she always gets her way so i'm sure her
parents would just pay for everything
to get ones way
to get one's way
definition
someone gets what they want despite what
other people want
you don't care what other people want
but you get your way
sue is a little sister so she always
gets her way
we all know jeff gets his way because
he's a boss's son
wow okay
six more to go can you handle six more
don't forget to let me know the comments
which one of these expressions was your
favorite
let's move on to chapter three
chapter 3 at a bakery
i walk by lowe's bakery every day
i can't get enough of their almond
croissants they're so good
get enough of something
definition
you love something so much you want more
you are never satisfied
normally we use expression when we're
speaking about food
i can't get enough of my grandma's
cooking
but other things are possible
fans can't get enough of her music they
want more
anyway the other day i was speaking to
the owner of lowe's bakery
john
he told me a customer left a bad review
on google
zero stars i bought three jelly filled
donuts but there was no jelly lowe's
bakery won't give me my money back
bad service
john explained to me that one they don't
even sell jelly filled donuts
and two the customer never spoke to them
about a refund
so the review was untrue and unfair
this type of thing really gets on my
nerves
this really gets on my nerves
definition
something makes you annoyed and a little
angry one of my colleagues gets on my
nerves because she breathes so loudly
all day
every day
so john what did you do about this
review
the customer agreed to delete the review
for a full refund
a full refund
but she was wrong
i know i just don't want to get bad
press
to get bad press
definition to be criticized in the news
on tv or on the radio
for example
bakery lies about jelly filled donuts
loaves hates customers
it seems to me that the president gets
bad press no matter what he does
he's always criticized in the news
okay
17
done it's been an intense lesson so far
i'm sure you need to get going
i'm sure you need to get moving 18
number 19 they mean the same thing
to get going to get moving
definition you need to leave because you
have something else planned
would you like another cup of tea
no thank you i need to get going
i should get moving
our train leaves in an hour we should
get going there's been a lot of
information in today's lesson
but when it comes to these expressions
don't worry you'll get the hang of it
you'll get the hang of it
number 20 you'll get the hang of
something definition you will learn how
to do something or you will understand
how to do something over time
your english teacher might ask you
how do you feel about
the present perfect
you can say
i think i'm starting to get the hang of
it
i think i'm slowly starting to
understand
how to use it
right
we're done which one was your favorite
let me know and i can't wait to see you
in my next video thank you very much for
watching bye