The Power of the Verb GET

In spoken English we use the verb get a lot, so I decided to try and write a story which uses only the verb get. The following brief story is the result (sorry that it is a bit depressing)

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I get up ^*1 very early, well the sound of the neighbours car alarm gets me up ^*2. As usual I get into the shower ^*3 , get dressed ^*4 and get myself a black coffee ^*5 with a couple of pieces of burnt toast. I haven't got any mail ^*6 in the post except for a few bits of junk mail. I never did get along with ^*7 people; I can never get across ^*8 my positive side, so unsurprisingly, I haven't got any birthday cards ^*9, again.

I won't get depressed ^*10 about it though. More importantly right now: I got extremely drunk ^*11 last night and I've got a bad hangover ^*12...how can I get through ^*13 the day at work? Hmmm maybe I could get out of work ^*14 altogether, after all I might be getting a cold ^*15....or perhaps I should just get on with ^*16 my normal daily routine....I get another coffee ^*17...I should probably get out ^*18 into the fresh air before I get too comfortable ^*19 at home.

Eventually I get round to ^*20 leaving for work but it's getting cold ^*21 for this time of year so I quickly get on my hat ^*22 and coat. I get into the car ^*23 and finally get off ^*24. I get to work ^*25 late but I get away with it ^*26 because when I get there ^*27 everyone has got down to work ^*28 already. To be honest nobody has got the time of day for me ^*29 at work anyway but I have always got by ^*30 without many friends...it's nothing to get bothered about ^*31. At least my ex-girlfriend has recently got sacked ^*32 from our office so I am, at last, getting over her ^*33. I get a call ^*34 from a client; he gets angry ^*35 ; I can't get my point through to ^*36 him; he gets angrier ^*37 ; I'm getting a headache ^*38 so eventually he happily gets put through ^*39 to my manager. I'll be getting into trouble ^*40. I must get another job ^*41 , or maybe get a life ^*42 perhaps.

I'll get through ^*43 the day; I'll never get ahead ^*44 , but I will always get by ^*45. I'll get my head down ^*46 early tonight, yeah, I'll get an early night ^*47........

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Přepis bublinkové nápovědy:

1. get up = vstávat
2. get sb up = dostat někoho z postele
3. get somewhere = dostat se někam (zde vlézt do sprchy)
4. get gressed = obléknout se
5. get myself a coffee = udělat si kafe, dát si kafe
6. get mail = dostat poštu
7. get along with somebody = vycházet s někým, rozumět si s někým
8. get something across = přesvědčit někoho o něčem
9. get a card = dostat blahopřání
10. get depressed = dostat depresi
11. get drunk = opít se, ožrat se
12. get a hangover = mít kocovinu
13. get through something = prokousat se něčím, přežít něco (až do konce)
14. get out of work = vypadnout z práce, skončit s prací
15. get a cold = nachladit se, dostat chřipku
16. get on with something = vypořádat se s něčím
17. get a coffee = dát si kafe, udělat si kafe
18. get out = vypadnout ven
19. get comfortable = uvelebit se, udělat si pohodlí
20. get round to something = dostat se k něčemu
21. get cold = ochladit se
22. get something on = oblíknout si něco
23. get into the car = nastoupit do auta
24. get off = vyrazit, vyjet
25. get to work = přijet do práce, dostat se do práce
26. get away with something = něco nám projde
27. get somewhere = dojet někam, přijet někam, dostat se někam
28. get down to work= pustit se do práce
29. not to give the time of day = být na někoho nepříjemný,
    haven't got the time of day for me = byli na mě nepříjemní
30. get by = obejít se
31. get bothered = nechat se otravovat
32. get sacked = být vyhozen / vykopnut z práce
33. get over somebody = zapomenout na někoho (přenést se přes to, že něco je jinak)
34. get a call = mít telefonát
35. get angry = rozčílit se
36. get my point through to somebody = domluvit se s někým, přimět ho, aby rozuměl
37. get angry = rozčílit se
38. get a headache = začít mít bolest hlavy
39. he gets put through = nakonec je přepojen
40. get into trouble = dostat se do maléru
41. get a job = dostat práci, dostat flek
42. get a life = začít normální/skutečný život
43. get through the day = přežít celý den, prokousat se dnem
44. get ahead = mít úspěch, podařit se (něco)
45. get by = vyjít, vystačit si
46. get my head down = uložit si hlavu
47. get an early night = jít brzy spát