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Sep 2024
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747 - English Idioms and Phrases With Ge...

Michael DiGiacomo Happy English
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I first got my feet wet in the podcast world in 2014. In those days, everything was new to me, and it took a while for me to get my act together. Thankfully, I got my ducks in a row, and nowadays, I actually need to get my fix of doing this.

As you can see, get is an interesting word in English because there are tons of idioms that use this versatile verb. For today’s English lesson we’re gonna look at things you can get - seven get idioms.

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