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get along

 

1. [for people or animals] to be amiable with one another. Those two just don't get along. 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. It's time for me to get along. See you later.

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get along (on a shoestring)

 and get by (on a shoestring)

Fig. to be able to afford to live on very little money. For the last two years, we have had to get along on a shoestring. With so many expenses, it's hard to get by on a shoestring.

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get along (with somebody)

(spoken)

to have a good relationship My kids and their cousins really get along with each other.

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get along

1. Also, get on. Be or continue to be on harmonious terms. For example, She finds it hard to get along with her in-laws, or He gets on well with all of his neighbors except one. The use of along dates from the late 1800s; the use of on dates from the early 1800s. A colloquial synonym for get along well is get on like a house afire, in effect comparing increasingly good relations to the rapid progress of a fire.

2. Also, get on. Manage, fare with some success; also, prosper. For example, I can just get along in this town on those wages, or Her way of getting on in the world was to marry a rich man. The use of on dates from the late 1700s; the variant dates from the early 1800s.

3. get along without. Manage without something, as in With that new car loan, he can't get along without a raise. [Early 1800s]

4. Also, get on. Progress; advance, especially in years. For example, How are you getting along with the refinishing? or Dad doesn't hear too well; he's getting on, you know. [Late 1700s] Also see along in years; get on, def. 5.

5. get along with you. Go away; also, be quiet, drop the subject, as in "Leave me. Get along with you" (Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, 1837). [First half of 1800s] Also see get on.

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get along

v.

1. To be or continue to be on harmonious terms with someone: I never got along with the mail carrier. Do you think the cats and dogs will get along if we put them in a cage together?

2. To manage or fare, especially with reasonable success: There's no way I can get along on those wages. How are you getting along these days?

3. To advance or make progress, especially in age: He's not as athletic as he was before, but he is getting along in age.

4. To go away; leave: She told the children to get along and leave her to her work.

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