I'll be getting along meaning in English

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Definition

I'll be getting along: I'm going now, I'm leaving now idiom

Examples

"I suppose I'll be getting along then."

Exercise 1

At the end of the dialogue, Fiona says: "I suppose I'll be getting along then".

Which of the following sentences could replace this line in the dialogue?

I should probably be leaving now.

Let's set up an appointment for next week.

I'll bring back a copy of the report later.

Horatio and I understand each other very well.

I don't know

At the end of the dialogue, Fiona says: "I suppose I'll be getting along then".

Which of the following sentences could replace this line in the dialogue?

I should probably be leaving now.

The expression "I'll be getting along" is another way of saying "I'll be leaving now". Fiona is informing Bruno of her departure.

Let's set up an appointment for next week.

Fiona is not expressing this idea at all. She never schedules another appointment with Bruno or Horatio in this dialogue.

I'll bring back a copy of the report later.

In fact, Fiona tells Bruno that she will leave the report on his desk, but this comes later in the dialogue.

Horatio and I understand each other very well.

This statement is a bit out of place here, because Fiona is discussing her departure. However, do not confuse the idiom "I have to be getting along" which indicates movement or departure, with "to get along with somebody", which means to be friendly with a person.

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