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She's got her old job back.
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I never lend books— you never get them back.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
get something back on track — put/get (someone/something) back on track on track if an activity or a situation is on track, it is making progress and is likely to achieve something. Victory in New Hampshire put the President s failing election campaign back on track … New idioms dictionary
get sth back — UK US get sth back Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to be given something again that you had before: »If you re not careful when you invest in some markets, you ll never get your money back … Financial and business terms
ˌget sth ˈback — phrasal verb to receive or have something again after a time when it was taken away from you or lost She left her briefcase on the train and she doesn t know how to get it back.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… … Dictionary of American idioms
get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… … Dictionary of American idioms
get/go back to the basics — get/go back to (the) basics : to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food. • • • Main Entry: ↑basic … Useful english dictionary
get/go back to basics — get/go back to (the) basics : to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food. • • • Main Entry: ↑basic … Useful english dictionary
get own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… … New idioms dictionary
get off back — get off (someone s) back informal get (someone) off (your) back to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. Can t you just get off his back and let him rest for a while? … New idioms dictionary
get off back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
