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Question 17

Which sentence uses get away to mean leave ordinary life for a short break?

  1. The nurses got together at a lakeside cabin for the weekend.
  2. The nurses got through a lakeside cabin for the weekend.
  3. The nurses got away to a quiet lakeside cabin for the weekend.Correct answer
  4. The nurses got back to a lakeside cabin for the weekend.

Explanation

A quiet weekend away from routine is a short break, which is a standard use of get away. Getting back describes returning, so it would put the trip at its end instead of describing the departure for rest.

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