To get, be and have in Amer., Brit., and Aust. English

The verbs to be, to have and to get are, without a doubt, some of the most frequently used verbs in English.
Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards on these three very important verbs were created to help you to become fluent in many of the most important meanings of the verb.  Look for the verbs in any English dictionary, especially an unabridged one, and you will immediately see how many meanings these three verbs have.   The verb to be could serve as an example.    The following are some of the definitions of to be as found in Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary: to exist or live, to occupy a place or position, to take place, happen or occur, to continue or remain as before, to belong, attend or befall.  Also, it can not be forgotten that the verb to be is a very important phrasal verbs phrasal verb (to be about, to be against,  to be around or to be after) as well as a verb in many of the most popular expressions in English (to be all thumbs, to be down in the dumps, to be an albatross around one’s neck, to be an ass in a lion’s skin, to be afraid of one’s own shadow, to be all that and a bag of chips too, to be bone dry, to be punch drunk, to be relegated to the circular file or to be right on the money).   
  
The verb to have can also serve as an example.  Normally, most students know only one or two meanings of the verb; however, to have means much more than to obtain or to possess.  The verb also means to accept, to enjoy, to hold in opinion, to be necessary or required, to be impelled by duty, to procure or bring forth.   As a phrasal or idiomatic verb, the number of expressions and meanings can sometimes seem endless.Do you understand the following popular expression with to have:  to have a ball, to have a big head, to have a bone to pick, to have a catch in one’s voice, , to have a chip on one’s shoulder, to have a cow, to have a cross to bear or to have a cushy job, to have a face off. 
The verb to get is synonymous to many of the most important verbs in the English language.  The verbs to be, to have, to become, to go, to turn, to do, to gain, to receive, to gain, to reach, to learn, to understand and to induce are only a few examples.  Do you understand what the following sentences mean: Were you able to get John?, I’m going to get something to eat., Go get your sister., I think that I’m getting a cold., That can get you fat., He always gets anyone to do anything., He got all my money.  That really got to me.   Do you understand the following popular expressions: to get the idea, to get dumped, to get a life, to get over, to get down to business, to get the money from the bank, to get on board or to get caught with your pants down?
Especially for non-native speakers the reality may be hard to swallow but a fact is a fact whether it is hard to accept or not.  If you do not understand how the verbs to be, to have and to get function in the English language, you neither understand nor speak English as it is actually understood and spoken in the U.S. U.K., Australia or any English-speaking country.