Get along with means to have a friendly relationship with someone. It is used about colleagues, neighbours and relatives: the person is easy to talk to, and you don't argue all the time. Well is often added: We get along well.
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get along (well) with + person; people + get along (well); not get along with + person
- I get along well with my new flatmates, even though our daily routines are very different.
- She moved to another team because she didn't get along with her manager.
- Our kids got along with the other children at the campsite from the very first day.
What changed
First versionI found a common language with my new colleagues from the first week.
RevisionI got along with my new colleagues from the first week.
Find a common language is not an English expression. To a native speaker, it sounds strange, as if people were choosing which language to speak. Get along with expresses the intended idea, so only this phrase was replaced; the rest of the sentence stayed the same.
In British English, get on with is often used with the same meaning: I get on well with my sister. But get on with also has another meaning, to continue doing something: Let's get on with the meeting.
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Tom and his manager often have lunch together and laugh at the same jokes, so they clearly ___ each other.
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get along with — Having lunch together and laughing at the same jokes shows a good relationship, so get along with is needed. Go along with means to agree with someone's plan or idea: go along with the plan. It doesn't describe friendship.
Describe someone you have a good relationship with at work, in your studies or at home. Say why you get along well.
I get along well with my neighbour Olga because we both love gardening and never make noise late at night.
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