- Sam wants a new job with a better pay so he can
get ahead.
(“Pay” is uncountable.)
- Kelly started a new restaurant last month and it really took off
[2.(u)chytit se, rozjet se, ujmout se (herec, výrobek ap.)]
- Here's a pen. You can get
/ take
down
the store's phone number.
Get down is acceptable in the third example here, but it
often has the nuance stačit/stihnout si zapsat – manage to, have time
to (kvůli časové tísni, nebo kvůli objemu informací) which isn't
implied in this sentence, so take down is better. (Also:
write down, jot down, note down, make a note of)
- The car sped away after knocking the cyclist over, but I managed to get
down the registration number / get the registration number down
- The professor spoke so quickly in his lecture that I couldn't get all
my notes down / get down all my notes
- Její výklad je velmi pochopitelný a vše se dá stihnout
si zapsat. Her presentation style is easy to understand and you can get
everything down.
- Ona se ale za vozem držela dál, a než se jí ztratilo z dohledu, stačila si
zapsat jeho registrační značku. … she stayed behind the vehicle and
before she lost sight of it she managed to get down the registration number
/ get the registration number down
pay
●●● S1 W2 noun [uncountable]
1 money that you are given for doing your job
- Staff have been working without pay for the last month.