Expressions with take, do, make and get

EXPRESSIONS WITH TAKE

Take advantage

Take advice

Take a break

Take care

Take a chance

Take a decision

Take a photograph

Take responsibility

Take a risk = to do something although you know that something unpleasant or dangerous could happen

Take your time

Take off (plane) = when the aircraft leaves the ground and starts to fly.

Take place = happen

Take medicine

Take exams / tests

Take part in an event

Take it for granted = to believe that sth is true without checking or thinking about it.

Take a rest / a break

Take a taxi / bus / plane

Take the temperature = take measurement of how hot is your body.

Take it easy = to relax and not to use too much energy

EXPRESSIONS WITH DO

Do business

Do the dishes

Do an exercise

Do homework / housework

Do it yourself

Do a job

Do one's best = try hard as you can

Do one's duty

Do the shopping / the washing up

Do someone a favour

Do someone good

Do someone harm

Do volunteer work

Do well = to be successful

Do badly = to be unsuccessful

Do Biology / French / History

Do your hair / make up Do a problem / a puzzle

Do for a living = do as a job money that you earn to live on

Expressions with make

Make an announcement

Make a bed

Make a cake

Make a change

Make a choice

Make a deal

Make a decision / make up your mind

Make a demand

Make a donation

Make an effort

Make an exception

Make excuses

Make a fool of oneself = to behave in a silly or embarrassing way

Make fun of somebody / something = make jokes about someone /something in an unkind way.

Make friends

Make an impression

Make an inquiry

Make a journey / trip

Make a list

Make a living = earn or get money

Make love

Make a mess of something = to damage or spoil something.

Make a mistake

Make money

Make a noise

Make an offer

Make plans / arrangements

Make a point

Make a resolution = a firm decision to do something

Make sure / certain

Make tea / coffee

Make progress

Make a promise

Make room for somebody / something

Make sense = to be practical and sensible

Make a speech

Make a suggestion

Make trouble

Make a phone call

Make war / peace

Expressions with get

Get a good mark

Get a shock = get a big, unpleasant surprise

Get an idea

Get angry

Get lost

Get off (a bus / train) = leave a bus, a train

Get on (a bus / a train) = go onto a bus, train

Get on well with somebody

Get rid of something = throw something away or give something to someone because you do not want it

Get upset = sad, worried or angry about something

Get to a place = arrive at a place

Get in trouble

Get / Be / Keep in touch with = in communication with someone by going to see them, speaking to them or writing to them

Get a haircut

Get something back = if you get something back, something that you had before is given to you

Get ready

Get ill /well /wet

Get married / killed / divorced

Get cancer / flu

Get something wrong = produce an answer or result that is not correct

Get to the bottom of something = discover the truth about a situation

Expression with "get"

For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

EXPRESSIONS WITH TAKE, DO, MAKE and GET 1

EXPRESSIONS WITH TAKE 1

EXPRESSIONS WITH DO 1

EXPRESSIONS WITH GET 2

COLLOCATION WITH COMMON VERBS 9

TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STYLE 12

TRANSLATING BUREAUCRATIC STYLE 14

TRANSLATING JOURNALISTIC (PUBLICISTIC) STYLE 16

7. After the small talk was over, it was time for the two heads of state to discussions

concerning bilateral relations between the two countries.

1. get through with

2. get by with

3. get down to

4. get around

7. My accountant advised me that one of the best ways to paying taxes in my own

country was to set up an offshore bank account.

1. get away with

2. get by with

3. get down to

4. get around

7. The high school teacher was so strict that he would not let his students any of the

stunts that they tried to pull with their previous teacher.

1. get away with

2. get by with

3. get down to d. get around

7. Train passengers wishing to go to the football match were advised to the train at

the next stop.

1. get on with

2. get off

3. get in

4. get on

7. By the time I you, you will be sorry that you ever stepped foot on the face of this earth !

   1. get through with

   2. get by with

   3. get down to

   4. get around

8. The referee instructed both captains t&stop their complaining and the rugby match.

   1. get on with

   2. get by with

   3. get through with

   4. get on

9. The days wh£n Americans can in the world on English only will soon be gone.

   1. get in

   2. get by

   3. get off

   4. get up

10. Please mind your step when you the train.

    1. get on with

    2. get by with

    3. get by

    4. get on

15.1 knew that I had to early the next morning, so I set my alarm for 4.30 a.m.

1. get on

2. get off

3. get up

4. get out

16. Employees at the reinsurance company were finding it very difficult to with their new

manager.

1. get along

2. getaway

3. get through

4. get out