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Phrase(s): get about [and] get around to manage to move around. • I broke my hip last year, but I can still get about. • Dad can’t get around too much anymore, so I go over to help him.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Also get around. Move around, be active, especially after an illness. For example, At 85 Jean still gets around very well, or Arthritis makes it hard for him to get about. [Mid-1800s] 2. Become known, circulate, as in The news of her engagement got about very quickly. [Early 1800s] Also see GET AROUND, def. 4. 3. Be socially active, as in After her husband died, she didn't get about much for a year. Also see GET AROUND, def. 3 and 4.
American Heritage Idioms