get along

What does "get along" mean?

1. To have a friendly relationship with someone
2. To manage or cope with a situation
3. To make progress with something

Examples

• Do you get along with your coworkers?
• My cat and dog get along surprisingly well together.
• How are you getting along with your new job?
• We can get along without a car in downtown Vancouver.
• The two siblings never got along as children.

How to use it

Often used with 'with' when referring to relationships. In British English, 'get on' is more common. 'Get along with' is very common in Canadian English.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get away

  To escape from a place or person

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• get through

  To successfully complete or finish something difficult

• get out

  To leave a place, room, or vehicle