Difference between have and have got

[frank]

Test No. express/elem-1 "Adding Up", question 5

I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.

(a) have not got wet
(b) have got no water
(c) have been successful
(d) have got home dry

Test No. express/elem-1 "Adding Up", answer 5

I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are have been successful.

Correct answer: (c) have been successful

Your answer was: correct
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the verb "have" and the expression "have got": what's the difference? also, have + pp = have gotten

[Rosko1234]

I think that have got is used in England and have is used in the United States. Both expressions mean the same thing. It is just that in the US it is said in one way and in the UK in another. In other words, there is no real difference.