| Id | ESLPod_0238_WE_0150 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 238 |
| Episode Title | Traveling Off-Season |
| Phrase | get away |
| Text | The phrasal verb "to get away," in this podcast, means to take a vacation or to leave work and other daily activities for a short time: "Beatrice was very stressed, so she decided to get away from the office for two weeks." "To get away from (a place)" means to be able to leave a place: "He wasn't able to get away from the office until almost 9:00 p.m. last night." "To get away from (someone)" means to leave someone, especially someone whom one doesn't like: "I tried to get here sooner, but my neighbor saw me and started talking, and it was very difficult to get away from him." "To get away with (something)" means to do something wrong and receive little or no punishment: "The student didn't go to class all week, but he got away with it because he told the teacher that he had been sick." |
| Topics | Daily Life | Travel |
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