Suggested substitutes for “get” or “get” phrase in sentences 1-60. Wherever possible, I’ve used one word but if I can’t think of one word, I’ve given a phrase. If you’ve got better ideas, please let me know in the comments box at the bottom of the blog.
- persuade
- buy
- obtain
- becoming
- appears
- manage to make
- punish
- arrive
- catch
- moves
- appreciate
- understand
- ? (Intensifies the instruction)
- write
- cause suffering to
- arrive at
- prepare
- irritates
- achieved
- begin
- appears in many situations
- communicates
- make good progress
- ingratiate yourself with
- finally manage
- reach
- criticising
- make him understand
- talk to on the telephone
- concentrate on
- circumvent
- leave
- doing
- avoid
- avoids punishment
- keep up to date
- manage to become
- complete
- go away
- upsets
- escape unpunished
- rises
- communicate well together
- recover from
- complete
- have time to
- manage the basics
- progressing
- enjoy yourself
- quite old
- extricate from
- be on good terms
- finish
- contact
- dispose of
- take revenge on
- informal social event
- outfit
- energy
- rebuked
a little bit like me 