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What does this phrasal verb mean: "We'd better get on with it."?



 
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What does this phrasal verb mean: "We'd better get on with it."? #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2005 13:38 pm   What does this phrasal verb mean: "We'd better get on with it."?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-24 "Shopping", question 6

Right, we'd ......... get on with it.

(a) better
(b) sooner
(c) quicker
(d) faster

Test No. incompl/elem-24 "Shopping", answer 6

Right, we'd better get on with it.

Correct answer: (a) better

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Get on with #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2005 19:48 pm   Get on with
 

This means start doing something or continue doing something - especially when you need to hurry.
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