Meaning trap
get on with
continue doing
To continue doing something, especially after being interrupted.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To continue doing something, especially after being interrupted.
Another meaning of 'get on with' is 'have a good relationship'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After the phone call, she got on with her homework.
If I get distracted while studying, I try to quickly get on with my work so I don't waste time.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Stop chatting and get on the work.
Say: Stop chatting and get on with the work.
'Get on WITH' a task = continue it. Don't drop 'with'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Get on with it' is the natural spoken way to say 'carry on / stop wasting time'; the formal version sounds like a reprimand.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get on with + task
- with it
- with your work
- with the job
- with life
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- get on with (have a good relationship) — Another meaning of 'get on with' is 'have a good relationship'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.