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get away with (something)

To not get caught or punished for doing something wrong

Linda often cheats on exams, but she often gets away with it.

get (someone) down

To make someone depressed or unhappy

The miserable weather in winter really gets me down.

get over (someone/something)

To recover from

It took him years to get over the shock of his wife's death.

go at (someone/something)

To attack someone/something

The two boys were going at each other like animals.

go on about (someone/something)

To talk in an annoying way about someone/something

All through dinner, Peter went on about his favorite subject- himself!

hand (something) down

To pass knowledge or skills from one generation to the next

For hundreds of years, the family members had been handing down their secret method of winemaking.

leave (someone) out

To not include someone or something

She feels left out because the other girls don't play with her.

lie down (somewhere)

To lie on a flat surface and rest

He laid down on the sofa and tried to relax.

make off with (something)

To escape with something stolen

The chairman made off with millions of dollars he'd stolen from his company.

max out (something)

To reach the maximum limit of something

My friend is a shopaholic. She's already maxed out 6 credit cards this year.

mess around

To waste time

The manager told him to stop messing around and get on with his work.