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get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit

verb - to manage to get something

 

get used to - zvyknout si, navyknout si na (co)

verb - to experience something, so that is no longer strange or unusual

 

get through to - rozumět si s (někým), pochopit (někdo něco)

verb - to have someone understand you, to communicate successfully

 

get the message - dojít, docvaknout (někomu něco)

verb, informal - to understand what is meant

 

get cold feet - dostat strach, ztratit odvahu

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

 

get hopes up - dělat si naděje, dělat si naději

verb - to hope or expect that something good will happen

 

get the sack - dostat padáka, být vyhozen z práce

verb, informal - to be fired from your job

 

get around to - dostat se k (něčemu)

verb - to (finally) find the time to do something

 

get a life - muset trochu žít, mít i jiné věci než jen práci

verb - to have some fun (besides work etc.)

 

get something straight - ujasnit něco, ujasnit si něco, uvést něco na pravou míru

verb - to make something clear

 

get ahead of - předhonit, předehnat, předčit

verb - to be better than somebody else, to make better progress than somebody else

 

get round to - dostat se k (něčemu)

verb - to (finally) find the time to do something

 

get hold of - zavolat někomu, dovolat se někomu, zkontaktovat někoho

verb - to get in touch with someone (esp. by phone)

 

get out of - vyvléknout se z (čeho), vyhnout se (čemu)

verb - to avoid doing something you have to do

 

get down to - pustit se do (čeho)

verb - to start working on something