A Book Stall

A stall is a place where everything is sold.  A book stall is that sort of place where books, newspapers, pens, pencils, copies and magazines are sold. These stalls generally stand by the side of the railway stations, junctions, highway roads, big-markets and streets. These stalls serve those customers who want to read something to spend their time while going to their destinations. Different types of people gather there to buy books and stationery according to their tastes and demand. The readers search their intended books or materials to buy for their need of the time. Students, teachers and the job-seekers always keep connection to the book stalls so that they can have their necessary books and the reading articles in time. Anyway, a book stall is an important place for of all kinds of readers.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-12)

get back=to return especially home

I got back at dead of night.

get by (in/with sth)=to manage to live using money

How do you get by with this little amount of money?

get down=to write down

I got down a letter to my father.

get in/into sth=to arrive at a place

We got in his house at last after two days tour.

get sth in=to collect or gather sth

We tried hard to get in this news.

 get sb in=to call sb to sb’s house to  do a job

I got the mechanic to mend the broken door.

get down to sth=to begin to do sth

Let’s get down to work again.

get in on= to take part in an activity

We go in on developing the country.

get into sth= to reach into a particular  state or condition

The doctor failed to treat the patient because his life got into serious.

get in with sb=to become friendly with sb

I got in with her very soon.

get off= to leave a particular place and start a journey

get off sb=to help sb do this

We should get off here soon.

She left her child off to school.

get sb off sth =to stop discussing a particular subject

Please get off this matter now.

get off sth=to leave work with permission

I will get off the office after two hours.

get sth off=to send sth by post

I got the letter off to him.

Jokes

There were three friends in Europe. One day they got some meal. They told each other, he will get more meal than others who will dream a good dream tonight and tell nice story on it on the next day. Next day they started to tell their stories one by one.

First friend: I saw in my dream that I got married to the king’s daughter, the most beautiful lady in the world.

Second friend: I saw, I was flying in the sky with the help of the wings of birds and reached the heaven.

Third friend: I dreamt that a giant had come and told me, “Take the meal at once otherwise I will kill you.”  So, by being frightened of it I ate up all the meal last night.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-11)

drive sb/sth off=to force sb/sth go back or away

We drove off the attackers.

give / lend a helping hand=to help sb

Would you please lend me your hand.

get sb going= make sb angry or worried

Don’t try to get me going.

get across to sb; get sth across=to be communicated or understood

I am not getting your ideas across.

get ahead of= make progress

I am trying to get ahead of them.

get along=to leave a place

When his father came he got along.

get on with sb;

get on together;

get along together;

get along with sb=to have a friendly relation with sb

I got along with that young lady after seeing her in the party.

get around=to move from place to place

We got around the world.

get at sb=keep criticizing sb

Some people always get at others.

get at sb/sth=to reach sb/sth; to gain access to sb/sth

The trunk is locked up so I can’t get at it.

get at sth=to learn or find sth

It is very difficult to get at.

get away=have a holiday/vacation

We wanted to get away from the office for a few days.

get away from sth=to escape from sb or sth

You will not be able to get away from his hand.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-10)

come on=to walk on to the stage

The president came on the stage at last.

come out=to be published

The book will come out soon.

come out=to stop work and go out for strike

The workers came out for strike.

come up to=arrive at a place to start anything

He came up to the university to study.

come up to =to reach as far as a particular point

Water came up to my neck.

come out of sth=to be removed from a place where it is fixed; to develop from sth

The ball will not come out of the hole.

cock and a bull story=a story that is not true

The man told a cock and bull story to you.

Crocodile’s tears=to cry pretending to be sad

The girl shed crocodile’s tears.

crying need=urgent need

The book is now the crying need of mine.

do away with sb/yourself=to kill sb/yourself

The kidnapper did away with him last night.

do away with sth=abolish/to make an end

You should do away with your bad habits.

do without=to manage without anyone

She can’t do anything without me.

do up=to fasten

She did her hair alone.

drive off=to leave

The robbers drove off the when the police reached there.

drive sth up/down=to make sth such as rise or fall quickly

The price of daily commodities drives up regularly.