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Dear experts,

Would you say that the expressions:

GET AWAY WITH YOU!
GET OUT WITH YOU!
GET ALONG WITH YOU!

are all similar in meaning and can be used interchangeably in identical situations?

Thank you,
Yuri

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My source for British English tells me that "get away with you" is a response that expresses skepticism of something a speaker has just said. For example:

A: There isn't any global warming at all. It's just a conspiracy by people who want to control the world.
B: Get away with you! All the scientific evidence proves that the climate of the world is indeed warming.
_______

The British source says that "get along with you" is similar, but it dismisses with good humor something that the speaker has just said"

A: I love you, I adore you, I'll move mountains for you!
B: Oh, get along with you! You tell that to all the ladies!
_______

The British source couldn't pinpoint "get out with you," but it may be near the American usage of "get out," meaning "No! I don't believe it! But, it could be true! Amazing!" This is not hostile or skeptical; it expresses extreme surprise:

A: Sal just told me that John's getting the vice-president's job.
B: Get out! John doesn't have the brain of a turkey! How could that be?

Rachel
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