“Get”这动词简单，但和它连用的有片语动词，也有动词短语，数量不少，下列是些常见的：

● get even with...：向……报复

 　 “Mike accused Peggy of costing him the job and said that he would get even with her one day.”

● get a grip on oneself：控制自己的情绪

 　 “Stop being hysterical¹ and get a grip on yourself.”

● get...nowhere：使……不会有进展

 　 “What is the use of such nonsense? It gets us nowhere.”

● get...off the ground：使……开始进行

 　 “Janet has a great idea of publishing something for her students, but I wonder if she will ever get the plan off the ground.”

● get on someone"s nerves：使人厌烦

 　“She is used to complaining some other people in my presence; this really gets on my nerves.”

● get...straight：把……弄清楚

 　 “Let us get this straight: David needs a car and I lend it to him, not you.”

● get the better of...：胜过……

 　 “David is a bilingual. No wonder he got the better of Kate in handling some tricky² problems.”

● get a feel of...：尝试

 　 “In this country, it is good for you to get a feel of living among various races.”

● get the hang of...：懂得……的窍门

 　 “You have to have some practical experience before you get the hang of managing this kind of office work.”

● get the picture clear：准确地了解情况

 　 “To get the picture clear, you must read the annual report in detail.”

● get the message：了解人家所说的

 　 “As no one asked any question, I assume all got the message.”

● get to grips with...：努力对付……

 　 “One has to get to grips with new technology, the sooner the better.”

● get to the bottom of...：弄清……的真相

 　 “Something seems to have gone wrong with Nancy; let"s get to the bottom of it.”

● get wind of：得到密报

 　 “Please keep the plan secret; no one is supposed to get wind of it prematurely³.”

● get...wrong：误解……

 　 “I don"t object to your idea, but I doubt it is practicable. This is my position, so don"t get me wrong.

　　The newspaper apologised that it had got the fact wrong.”

● get down to business：认真办事

 　 “Time is running short; let"s get down to business now. ”

● get a move on：赶快

 　 “We ought to get a move on or we will be late for the musical concert.”

● get one"s head down：静静地工作

 　 “His naughty son promised to get his head down before the final exam.”

● get one"s hands on...：要得到……

 　 “They all want to get their hands on the old man"s money.”

● get someone"s back up：使……讨厌

 　 “You will just get your friend"s back up if you keep on being nasty.”