get along

/gɛt əˌlɔŋ/

/gɛt əˈlɒŋ/

Other forms: getting along; got along; gets along; gotten along

When you get along with someone, you're friendly or compatible with them. A babysitter might promise to take his charges out for ice cream if they can get along with each other for an hour.

Some brothers and sisters get along well, while others fight like cats and dogs. Countries that are allied tend to get along better than those that are in conflict — think of the Civil War, when the North and the South of the United States didn't get along. You can also use this phrase to mean "progress" or "manage to survive," so you might say, "I could never get along without pizza!"

Definitions of get along

1. verb

   have smooth relations
   “My boss and I get along very well”

   synonyms: get along with, get on, get on with

   type of:

   relate

   have or establish a relationship to
2. verb

   proceed or get along
   synonyms: come, do, fare, make out

   type of:

   go, proceed

   follow a certain course
3. verb

   develop in a positive way
   synonyms: advance, come along, come on, get on, progress, shape up

   types:

   climb

   improve one's social status

   leapfrog

   progress by large jumps instead of small increments

   type of:

   develop

   grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment