to get in/to get on: to enter or to board a vehicle

To get in is used for cars; to get on is used for all other forms of transportation.

- It's easiest to get in the car from the driver's side. The door on the other

side doesn't work well.

- I always get on the bus to work at 34th Street.

😍to get out of/to get off: to leave or to descend from a vehicle.

To get out of is used for cars; to get off is used for all other forms of

transportation.

- Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while?

- Helen got off the train at the 42nd Street terminal.

😍to put on: to place on oneself (usually said of clothes) (S)

- Mary put on her coat and left the room.

- Put your hat on before you leave the house.

😍to take off: to remove (usually said of clothes) (S)

- John took off his jacket as he entered the office.

- Take your sweater off. The room is very warm.

😍to call up: to telephone (also: to give some one a call) (S)

To call can be used instead of to call up, as in the first example below.

- I forgot to call up Mr. Jones yesterday. I'd better call him now.

- Call me up tomorrow, Jane. We'll arrange a time to have lunch together.

- I promise to give you a call as soon as I arrive in New York.

😍to turn on: to start or cause to function (also: to switch on) (S)

- Please turn on the light; it's too dark in here.

- Do you know who turned the air conditioning on

😍to turn off: to cause to stop functioning (also: to switch off, to shut off) (S)

Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that

flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc.

- Please turn off the light when you leave the room.

- Are you really listening to the radio, or should I turn it off?

😍right away: very soon; immediately (also: at once)

- Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table.

- Tell Will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately.

- Stop playing that loud music at once!

😍to pick up: to lift form the floor, table, etc., with one's fingers (S)

- Harry picked up the newspaper that was on the front doorstep.

- Could you pick your toy up before someone falls over it?

😍sooner or later: eventually, after a period of time

- If you study English seriously, sooner or later you'll become fluent.

- I'm too tired to do my homework now; I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.

😍to get up: to arise, to rise from a bed; to make someone arise (S)

For the last definition a noun phrase must separate the verb and particle.

- Carla gets up at seven o'clock every morning.

- At what time should we get the children up tomorrow?

😍at first: in the beginning, originally

- At first English was difficult for him, but later he made great progress.

- I thought at first that it was Sheila calling, but then I realized that it was Betty.