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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of the idiom "Get about"

Hi

How common is the idiom get about among native speakers? Can it be used in both written and spoken English?

I think she has got about all Europe.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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It's reasonably common in some senses, but it does not work for me in your sentence. "With this bus pass it's easy to get about/around London" works, for example, but I would most likely use "around". org/wiki/get_about .

— GPY

  • It's reasonably common in some senses, but it does not work for me in your sentence.
  • "With this bus pass it's easy to get about/around London" works, for example, but I would most likely use "around".
  • org/wiki/get_about .
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It's reasonably common in some senses, but it does not work for me in your sentence.

"With this bus pass it's easy to get about/around London" works, for example, but I would most likely use "around".

"get about" has other uses too; see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_about.
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Your sentence is not how this phrase is used in English. Here are some examples of (current American) usage:

She's 95 years old but she can still get about on her own.

I get about 30 miles to the gallon on my car.

I get about $1000 a month trading stocks online.

I sold my guitar last year and got about a hundred fifty for it.

If you're feeling down all
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Mr. TomHow common is the idiom get about among native speakers?
I'd say it's fairly common, but the American version is more likely to be "get around". It's not used much as in your sentence, however.
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