Moving on down the road — get along

Where the picture shows up in get along

1. 1

   two people moving without collision

   Do you get along with your new boss?

   duː juː ɡet əˈlɔːŋ wɪð jɔːr njuː bɔːs

   Are you on good terms with your new boss?

   Two people pass down a narrow corridor side by side without their shoulders touching

2. 2

   a quarrel ending and both moving together

   The kids get along fine now.

   ðə kɪdz ɡet əˈlɔːŋ faɪn naʊ

   The children are fine with each other now.

   Two kids who were shoving each other now push the same cart down the path

3. 3

   moving on without the thing you lack

   We're getting along well without a car.

   wɪr ˈɡetɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ wel wɪˈðaʊt ə kɑːr

   We're managing fine without a car.

   Shopping bags in hand, no car, and the walk to the bus stop goes easily

   Not only people get along; a household's affairs roll forward too.

4. 4

   a patient moving a little further

   How is your mother getting along?

   haʊ ɪz jɔːr ˈmʌðər ˈɡetɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ

   How is your mother doing?

   She gets up from the bed and walks one step further down the corridor than yesterday

5. 5

   setting off down the road alone

   I must be getting along — it's late.

   aɪ mʌst biː ˈɡetɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ ɪts leɪt

   I should be going — it's late.

   A coat comes off the hook, the door opens, and a foot steps out toward the street