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Lisa asks for assistance with her situation, but it isn’t long before word gets around that she’s there.
These days, the ‘Phonics are now nearer to elder statesman status than the self-assured youngsters who announced their arrival with 1997’s Word Gets Around.
With career sales topping 10 million albums, the South Wales band have recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their ’97 debut LP Word Gets Around.
It’s 22 years since the Stereophonics released debut album Word Gets Around, but frontman and songwriter Kelly Jones shows no signs of slowing down.
«But once people start to perform, the word gets around and much more notice is taken of them.
Facilities manager Sue Sparrow, who applied for the funding, said: «The club has been running for almost two weeks now and we have seen a steady increase of the number of children attending day on day and we’re sure that’s set to increase as word gets around! We are confident that providing free breakfasts for all our students will have a positive impact on attendance and attainment.
This tour — featuring shows over two hours long — also comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of their first album Word Gets Around.
This tour comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album Word Gets Around — and the ‘Phonics still exude the kind of stadium rock strut and confidence you can’t help but feel would be difficult to get away with today.
«The word gets around very quickly and they’re on their phone to their parents, wife or whoever it is.»
Catch them while you can at an intimate clubs because, as we’ve seen in Manchester, once word gets around they soon graduate to bigger venues.
Known for their energetic live performances, Stereophonics gained popularity with their debut album 20 years ago, Word Gets Around .
It’s 21 years since Stereophonics released their debut album Word Gets Around.
Their debut LP Word Gets Around was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK.
When people find out from their friends that they couldnt hear a presentation clearly, word gets around and people stay home, she said.
The community has its celebration, and word gets around that a hurricane is set to come ashore «somewhere» in the Louisiana area, which prompts some to evacuate while others decide to stay.
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get around
[‘getə’raʊnd]
1) Общая лексика: подойти, приблизиться, обойти , путешествовать , добраться , избежать (чего-л.) , удосужиться, удосуживаться, быть подвижным, обвести
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get around to doing smth. get around to reading these books выбрать время /собраться/ прочесть эти книги и т. д., I’ll get around to doing it some day я когда-нибудь доберусь до этого; when I got around to buying tickets it was too late когда я, наконец, собрался купить билеты, было уже поздно
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get around to
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get around
[ʹgetəʹraʋnd]
1. = get about 1, 2, 3
2. = get round 2
after a long delay he got around to writing the letter — после длительной задержки он наконец написал это письмо
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фраз. гл.
1) навещать, посещать
Do get your new boyfriend round to see us. — Обязательно приводи к нам своего нового парня.
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3) распространяться, становиться известным
Stories have been getting round concerning the government’s secret intentions. — Поползли слухи о тайных намерениях правительства.
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get along — жить; прожить; обходиться
Синонимический ряд:
1. avoid (verb) avoid; duck; elude; escape; evade; shun
2. circulate (verb) circle; circulate; fly about; get about; go about; go around; move around; spread; travel; wander
3. hedge (verb) bypass; circumvent; dodge; hedge; side-step; skirt
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get around (to)
Общая лексика:добраться , удосужиться, удосуживаться
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get around
передвигаться
обмануть, перехитрить, обойти кого-либо; заставить сделать по-своему
обходить
навещать, посещать; приводить в гости
выздороветь
распространять(ся), становиться известным
переубедить
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находить время, вернуться после перерыва
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подойти, приближаться, распространиться, становиться известным
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1) передвигаться
2) обмануть, перехитрить, обойти кого-л.; заставить сделать по-своему
3) обходить (закон, вопрос и т. п.)
4) навещать, посещать; приводить в гостиНовый англо-русский словарь > get around
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v. to make oneself a figure of importance in the underworld
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get around to doing something
собраться делать что-то
Let’s get around to cleaning the house.
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get around a law
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get around — {v.} 1a. To go to different places; move about. * /Mary s father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York./ * /Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches./ 1b.… … Dictionary of American idioms
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get around — {v.} 1a. To go to different places; move about. * /Mary s father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York./ * /Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches./ 1b.… … Dictionary of American idioms
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get around — (something) to find a way to avoid a problem. He was trying to get around paying tax on that income … New idioms dictionary
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get around to — (doing something) to find time to do something. I wanted to see that movie but never got around to it … New idioms dictionary
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get around — phrasal verb Word forms get around : present tense I/you/we/they get around he/she/it gets around present participle getting around past tense got around past participle got around 1) [intransitive] to go or travel to different places At the age… … English dictionary
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get around to — verb do something despite obstacles such as lack of time (Freq. 4) He finally got around to painting the windows • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s VERB ing * * * get around to ( … Useful english dictionary
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get around — (in BRIT, also use get round) 1) PHRASAL VERB To get around a problem or difficulty means to overcome it. [V P n] None of these countries has found a way yet to get around the problem of the polarization of wealth. Syn: get over 2) PHRASAL VERB… … English dictionary
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get around to — phrasal verb get around to or get round to [transitive] Word forms get around to : present tense I/you/we/they get around to he/she/it gets around to present participle getting around to past tense got around to past participle got around to get… … English dictionary
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get around — v 1a. To go to different places; move about. Mary s father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York. Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches. 1b. or get about To … Словарь американских идиом
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get around — verb a) To move to the other side of an obstruction. It might be a while before we can get around from this traffic jam. b) To come around something. Theres no trail going through. We cant get around to the lake. Syn: get round … Wiktionary
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get around — v. (d; intr.) ( to find time ) to get around to (we finally got around to answering our correspondence) * * * [ getə raʊnd] (d; intr.) ( to find time ) to get around to (we finally got around to answering our correspondence) … Combinatory dictionary
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get around (third-person singular simple present gets around, present participle getting around, simple past got around, past participle (UK) got around or (US) gotten around)
- To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.
- The tide was too high, and we couldn’t get around the rocks.
- There’s no trail going through. We can’t get around to the lake.
- We’ll get a good view of the mountains when we get around the bend.
- (figuratively) To avoid or bypass an obstacle.
- Tax consultants look for ways to get around the law.
- To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore; to get out of.
- How did you get around having to write the executive report?
- My brother always gets around cleaning his room himself.
- To transport oneself from place to place.
- How’s he gonna get around without a car?
- Granny uses a wheelchair to get around.
- To visit numerous different places.
- 1964, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, I Get Around (Beach Boys song).
- I’m gettin’ bugged driving up and down the same old strip
I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip
My buddies and me are getting real well known
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone
I get around (get around round round I get around)
From town to town (get around round round I get around)
- I’m gettin’ bugged driving up and down the same old strip
- 1964, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, I Get Around (Beach Boys song).
- (slang) To be sexually promiscuous.
- Wow, she really gets around.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, around.
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Derived terms[edit]
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intransitive verb
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: to find or take the necessary time or effort
—used with to
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: to give attention or consideration
—used with to
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: to go from place to place
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: to become known or current
word got around that he was resigning
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Example Sentences
somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant’s stable of high-priced legal eagles
somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state
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Word History
First Known Use
1798, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3
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The English phrasal verb GET AROUND has the following meanings:
1. Get around = to become known
(intransitive) When something becomes known, especially news. This phrasal verb is sometimes used in a negative way, as in when something becomes known by a lot of people, especially when it should not be known.
- The photo that I posted online got around very quickly.
- Word got around the office that Mark was getting married.
- Lisa has trouble keeping a secret. Once she knows your secret, it will get around in no time.
2. Get around = to go to different places.
(intransitive) When someone moves about or can go to different places without any difficulty, especially if you are old or have a health issue. It means to go from place to place. Synonyms include move, travel, and go places.
- I don’t have my own car, but I still manage to get around.
- Since Jason broke his leg, it is difficult for him to get around.
- My grandmother gets around in a wheelchair.
3. Get around = to avoid a problem or rule
(transitive) To find a way to avoid a problem or difficulty. To find a way of doing something that is against the rules but without actually breaking them. Synonyms are to avoid, evade, circumvent, or bypass.
- I don’t have much experience so I tried to get around this during the interview by showing I am willing to learn.
- Some international companies find a way to get around the local tax rules.
- The website required me to enter a password, but I got around it and was able to read their articles.
Notice this regional difference:
Get around => American English
Get round => British English
With this meaning, get round is used in British English instead of get around.
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