Daily life
get a lot of use out of something
use something often
If you get a lot of use out of something, you use it frequently or for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Was the expensive backpack worth buying?
Definitely. I have got a lot of use out of it.
I got a lot of use out of my old laptop before I finally replaced it.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We got a lot of uses from the stove.
Say: We got a lot of use out of the stove.
The fixed phrase uses uncountable 'use' and the preposition 'out of.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get a lot of use out of something; got a lot of use out of something
Your turn: say it out loud
I got a lot of use out of my old laptop before I finally replaced it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get a lot of use out of something
use something often
“I got a lot of use out of my old laptop before I finally replaced it.”
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