get along

get along
get along
1. [for people or animals] to be amiable with one another. •

Those two just don't get along.

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They seem to get along just fine.

2. to leave; to be on one's way. •

I've got to get along. It's getting late.

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It's time for me to get along. See you later.

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or[on in years] {v. phr.} To age; grow old. * /My father is getting along in years; he will be ninety on his next birthday./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get along — or[on in years] {v. phr.} To age; grow old. * /My father is getting along in years; he will be ninety on his next birthday./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • get along — verb a) (transitive or intransitive) to be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble I wish the kids would get along better. b) To survive; to do well enough. She never did get along with her brother …   Wiktionary

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  • get along — intransitive verb Date: 1705 1. a. to proceed toward a destination ; progress b. to approach an advanced stage; especially to approach old age 2. to meet one s needs ; manage < we got along on a minimum of clothing > 3. to be …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • To get along — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To get along — Along A*long (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and (akin to OFris. ond , OHG. ant , Ger. ent , Goth. and , anda , L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See {Long}.] 1. By the length; in a line with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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