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get on

verb

to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc) Also (when preposition)get onto
tr to dress in (clothes as specified)
intr to grow late or (of time) to elapse
it's getting on and I must go
intr (of a person) to grow old
intrfoll byfor to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)
she is getting on for seventy
intr to make progress, manage, or fare
how did you get on in your exam?
introften foll bywith to establish a friendly relationship
he gets on well with other people
intrfoll bywith to continue to do
get on with your homework!

interjection

I don't believe you!

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But Wallace says he was never aware he had offended her until it came to light last year, saying: "I thought we got on."

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"I always look to see how they are getting on," he said.

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Coming back, we went from Kenya to London, which is a long flight, then we got on the Concorde.

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"There was a demand for an earlier provision - we have some families that work in London, so they can get on the train and get into town," Ms Wareham said.

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Or will they take the money and say 'it's a young team, shall we go with it and see how we get on?'

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get off the hook get one down

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