Todays English Phrasal Verb Get Out!

Todays English Phrasal Verb Get Out! Heres one of the many English phrasal verbs whose meaning is nearly impossible to guess from the two words, or particles, that create it: get out. Get out of there!Normally   get means to obtain something (among many other possible meanings), and out means to be outside, as in not inside of a building, or to be out of something, as in lacking something. However when you combine these to make get out, youve got something completely new.Click here to take an English class on phrasal verbs with a live native speaker.1. Get Out = To Leave This can be both a statement and a command. For instance:We got out of the building when we smelled smoke. = We left the building when we smelled smoke.Get out of there! = An order to leave the location immediately.Below is a video montage of people being told to get out of there from famous movies. Scroll past the video for more meanings.2. Get Out (+of) = Receive/Learn/Gain from something. For example:What do you get out of this? = What are you recei ving, or what advantage do you get from this? This can have a negative connotation. If someone offers to help you, and you suspect they are doing it to benefit themselves, you would ask them this question.I got a lot out of that meeting. = I learned a lot, or benefited a lot, from that meeting. Notice that in this instance the verb is split.3. Get Out (+of) = To avoid something.How did Jim get out of the meeting? = How was Jim able to avoid attending the meeting?4. Get Out! = Expression of surprise. See video for example made famous by the American television show Seinfeld.