[[make something fall to the ground]] "We had to cut the old tree in our yard ____ after the storm."

[[remove with something sharp]] "The doctors cut ____ his leg because it was severely injured."

[[stop providing]] "The phone company cut ____ our phone because we didn't pay the bill."

[[remove part of something usually with scissors and paper]] "I cut this ad ____ of the newspaper."

[[hit and kick repeatedly (informal)]] "He's lucky to be alive. He was beaten ____ by a street gang."

[[do again]] "My teacher wants me to do my essay ____ because she doesn't like my topic."

[[discard]] "It's time to do ____ with all of these old tax records. They're 20 years old!!"

[[fasten, close]] "Zip/Button your coat ____ before you go outside. It's snowing!"

[[communicate, make understandable]] "I tried to get my point _____ to the judge but she wouldn't listen."

[[to like each other]] "I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got ____."

>> to travel to a different place in order [[to relax]] "We worked so hard this year that we had to get _____ for a week."

[[do without being noticed or punished]] "Jason always gets ____ with cheating in his maths tests."

[[to return]] "We got ____ from our vacation last week."

[[receive something you had before]] "Liz finally got her Science notes ____ from my roommate."

[[retaliate, take revenge]] "My sister got ____ at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favorite hat."

[[step onto a vehicle]] "We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get ____ the bus."

[[recover from an illness, loss, difficulty]] "I just got _____ the flu and now my sister has it."

[[inally find time to do something]] "I don't know when I am going to get _____ to writing the thank you cards."

[[meet for social reasons]] "Let's get ____ for a BBQ this weekend."

[[ruin a secret]] "My little sister gave the surprise party ____ by accident."

[give something to someone for free]] "The library was giving _____ old books on Friday."

[[return a borrowed item]] "I have to give these skates _____ to Franz before his hockey game."

[[reluctantly stop fighting or arguing]] "My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave ____."

[give to many people, usually at no cost]] "They were giving ____ free perfume samples at the department store."

[quit a habit]] "I'm giving _____ smoking as of January 1st."

[[stop trying]] "My maths homework was too difficult so I gave ______."