get around
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Englanti
[muokkaa]Verbi
[muokkaa]- matkustella t. liikkua paljon eri paikoissa, mennä paikasta toiseen, kierrellä, olla menevää sorttia
- Round round get around, I get around, yeah / Get around round round I get around. (Beach Boys, I Get Around)
- I can't wait to get around in my cabriolet come summer.
- They are 85 but still get around like when they were young.
- (puhekielinen eufemismi) harrastaa irtosuhteita
- She's the type of woman that gets around, if you know what I mean.
- (uutisesta, huhusta) levitä, lähteä kiertämään
- The rumor got around that he had not died of natural causes.
- kiertää; sivuuttaa, päästä yli t. ympäri jostakin
- Smoking kills. There is no way you can get around that fact.
- There are legal loopholes that make it possible to get around the tax issue.
- onnistua ratkaisemaan jokin ongelma
- We could get around the problem of space by building extra bedrooms in the attic.
- This complex Chinese character is quite difficult to get around.
- (~ someone) suostutella, saada joku suostumaan
- Our father is strict but it is possible to get around him with humour and flattery.
Huomautukset
[muokkaa]- Brittienglannissa myös get round.
- Kts. idiomi get (one's) head around (something).