Unit 2

Word

Example

get carried away

I got compleely carried away with the new research project

get in touch

An old friend of mine got in touch with me on Facebook the other day

get it (=understand)

I got it, you want to alone for some time

get on someone's nerves

Her poor violin playing gets on my nerves

get someone's attention

Her research got professor's attention

get some rest

I need to get some rest and spend few days in the country

get straight to the point

Let me get straight to the point. This is not good enough

get the feeling

I got the feeling I was being pulled out to sea

get to do something

She gets to travel all over the place with her job

get together

He got together with some friends to plan a party for her

tackle the problem

There is more than one way to tackle the problem

increase funding

We plan to increase funding of local museums next year

carry out research

I got the tast to carry out the important marketing research

ban the use of

They banned the use of electronic cigarettes in the building

take action

An organization is taking action to help protect fish

do more to

Grace needs to do more to get good grades

warn about the dangers

The police office warned us about possible dangers on the road

crack down on

The school is cracking down on lateness

offer alternatives

The manager offered us several alternatives to choose

enforce a law

Webster tried to enforce a law that was extremely unpopular in the North

slow delivery

The delivery was too slow and pizza arrived cold

faulty product

Under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 you have a right to return faulty products

broken promises

I have already the list of all his broken promises

poor customer service

I was shocked that they have such poor customer service

lack of communication

I think that lack of communication within the team was one of the reasons we failed

rude staff

I am going to complain to the manager about such rude staff at the shop

aggressive salespeople

The salespeople at this firm are really aggressive

billing disputes

We never had any billing disputes with my room-mate

cold callers

Cold callers may be really annoying

false advertising

False advertising is not just annoying, it's also illegal

delighted

I am so delighted to see you again!

depressed

Do you know why she's been so tired and depressed lately?

entertaining

This romantic comedy is really entertaining and funny

infuriated

My father was so infuriated because I had scratched his car

overwhelmed

By the end of the year she found herself overwhelmed with work

scared

Are you scared of anything?

belong to

Does this bag belong to you?

suffer from

Ben suffers from a rare bone disease

stand for

I don't like her, or what she stands for

think about

I'll think about it and let you know

rely on

He relies on his parents for money

deal with

She mostly deals with accounts

believe in

Do you believe in ghosts?

concentrate on

Although the government pretends to concentrate on social issues, there are quite poor results