get on with

What does "get on with" mean?

1. To have a friendly relationship with
2. To continue doing something
3. To make progress

Examples

• Let's get on with the meeting.
• How do you get on with your boss?
• Stop talking and get on with your work!
• She gets on with everyone she meets.
• We need to get on with life after the setback.

How to use it

British English prefers 'get on with' while American English often uses 'get along with'. Both are understood in Canada.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• 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