Get on with means to be on good terms with someone (mostly British English) or to continue with a task, getting down to it without distractions. The first meaning is about relationships: I get on well with my cousin. The second is about work and tasks: get on with your homework.
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get on (well) with + person; get on with + work/task/-ing; get on with it
- I get on well with my flatmates, although we argue about the washing-up.
- Stop checking your phone and get on with your essay.
- The rain stopped, so we got on with painting the fence.
What changed
First versionI well get on with my new manager, so asking for help is easy.
RevisionI get on well with my new manager, so asking for help is easy.
In this phrase, well doesn't go before the verb. Like most adverbs of manner, it follows the verb, so it sits between get on and with: get on well with. The word was moved; nothing else changed.
With people, get on with and get along with are almost interchangeable, although get on is heard more in Britain and get along in America. For tasks, only get on with works: Let's get on with the lesson. And a short Get on with it! is an impatient 'Come on, stop dragging it out'.
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We've only got an hour left, so let's stop chatting and ___ the report.
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get on with — This is about work that needs to continue, and only get on with works for tasks. Get along with means to be on good terms with people, which has nothing to do with a report.
Write about someone you find it hard or easy to be on good terms with: a colleague, a neighbour, a relative. Use get on with and explain why.
I don't get on with my neighbour because he plays loud music until two in the morning.
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