get him back!

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: GUTS

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - the season after winter and before summer
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
temper /ˈtempər/ B2	noun - a person's state of mind or feelings
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - an organization or group of people joined together for a particular purpose
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a place where alcoholic drinks are served
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - an act of dancing
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - plural form of night: the period from sunset to sunrise
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
revenge /rɪˈvendʒ/ B2	noun - action taken in return for an injury or wrong
letters /ˈletərz/ A1	noun - written or printed communication directed to a person or organization
trash /træʃ/ B1	noun - waste material; refuse
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

Grammar:

• He said he's 6'2 and I'm, like, "dude, nice try"

  ➔ Reported Speech (indirect speech) with conversational fillers

  ➔ This line uses informal reported speech, where "he said he's 6'2" reports his statement. The "I'm, like" and "dude, nice try" are conversational fillers that add informality and express the speaker's reaction to his claim. The use of *dude* is a very informal way to express disbelief or sarcasm.

• And when he said something wrong, he'd just fly me to France

  ➔ Past Conditional with "would/ 'd"

  ➔ The phrase "he'd just fly me to France" uses the contracted form of "he would" (he'd) to express a habitual action in the past. It describes what he typically did when he made a mistake, indicating a past conditional situation (If he said something wrong, he would fly me to France).

• I miss him some nights when I'm feeling depressed

  ➔ Adverb of frequency ("some") modifying a noun ("nights"); Present Continuous ("I'm feeling")

  ➔ "Some" is used as an adverbial modifier to indicate an indefinite, but not infrequent, occurrence. "I'm feeling depressed" uses the present continuous to describe a temporary state or feeling.

• 'Til I remember every time he made a pass on my friend

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ("'Til"); Verb Phrase ("made a pass on")

  ➔ "Til" is a shortened form of "until," used as a subordinating conjunction. "Made a pass on" is an idiomatic verb phrase meaning to make a romantic or sexual advance toward someone.

• If I had to choose, I would say right now

  ➔ Second Conditional (hypothetical situation)

  ➔ This sentence presents a hypothetical situation. "If I had to choose" indicates an unreal condition, and "I would say right now" describes the result if that unreal condition were true. It expresses what the speaker *would* do if forced to make a choice at this moment.

• I wanna make him really jealous, wanna make him feel bad

  ➔ Parallel Structure (infinitive phrases)

  ➔ The phrase demonstrates parallel structure with the repetition of "wanna make him" followed by different adjectives: "jealous" and "feel bad". Both phrases function similarly within the sentence, maintaining a consistent grammatical form.

• He said I was the only girl, but that just wasn't the truth

  ➔ Past Simple (was); Past Simple Negative (wasn't); Coordinating Conjunction (but)

  ➔ This sentence uses the past simple tense to describe past states or facts. "Was" indicates a state, while "wasn't" is its negative form. "But" connects two contrasting ideas, indicating a contradiction between his statement and the reality.

• But I am my father's daughter, so maybe I could fix him

  ➔ Modal Verb (could); Possessive Noun ('s); Coordinating Conjunction (so)

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb expressing possibility or ability in the past. "Father's daughter" uses the possessive 's to indicate a relationship or characteristic inherited from her father. "So" is a coordinating conjunction indicating a consequence or result.