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get behind
— phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
› to fail to do as much work or pay as much money as you should by a particular time: She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.Borrowing, lending and debtDelaying and wasting time
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get away with sth phrasal verb (AVOID PUNISHMENT)
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get away with sth phrasal verb (SUCCEED)
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get back phrasal verb
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get back to sb phrasal verb
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get back to sth phrasal verb
- get behind phrasal verb
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get bent out of shape idiom
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get blood out of/from a stone idiom
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get by phrasal verb
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get cold feet idiom
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get cracking idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Delaying and wasting time
Synonyms and related words:
- ado noun
- be on ice idiom
- buy time idiom
- carry sth over phrasal verb
- dally verb
- dilly-dally verb
- hang/hold fire idiom
- hold off phrasal verb (RAIN/STORM)
- hold on phrasal verb (WAIT)
- hold sb/sth back phrasal verb (STOP DEVELOPMENT)
- mothball verb
- pigeonhole verb
- procrastinate verb
- put sth back phrasal verb (DELAY)
- put sth off phrasal verb
- retard verb
- retardation noun
- stall verb (DELAY)
- wait sth for sb phrasal verb
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