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Idiom |
Definition |
Usage |
| gain ground |
make progress |
The company began to
gain ground in their effort to sell more
products. |
| game plan |
strategy |
The boss will talk about
the new game plan at the next office
meeting. |
| gang up on |
harass as a group |
The school children
tried to gang up on the boy but he ran
away. |
| gas up |
fill up the gas tank |
We should gas up
tonight before we leave. |
| get a break |
get a good deal |
She wanted to
get a break when she bought the car. |
| get a fix on |
obtain an accurate
location of |
We were able to
get a fix on the distant star. |
| get a grip |
get control |
You need to get
a grip of yourself and relax. |
| get a kick out
of |
lot of enjoyment out of |
I think she will get a
get a kick out of watching the show. |
| get a load of
|
Take a look at |
Get a load of
that old car. |
| get a move on |
hurry |
You had better
get a move on or you are going to be late. |
| get a rise out
of someone |
make him angry |
She was able to
get a rise out of him when she laughed at his new
pants. |
| get a wiggle on |
hurry |
You had better
get a wiggle on or you are going to be late. |
| get a word in |
find the chance to say
something |
He could not get
a word in while talking with the manager. |
| get a word in
edgewise |
manage to break into the
conversation |
She could not
get a word in edgewise. |
| get across |
explain |
She had a hard time
trying to get across the idea. |
| get ahead |
be successful |
She really works hard at
her job in order to get ahead. |
| get after |
urge |
You should get
after her to do her homework. |
| get along |
manage |
He is able to
get along on very little money. |
| get along |
leave |
I think we should
get along now. |
| get along with
someone |
have a good relationship
with someone |
She does not get
along with him. |
| get around |
go to different places |
She sure does
get around more than most people. |
| get around to |
find the time for |
The apartment manager
was finally able to get around to fixing
the bath. |
| get at |
imply |
I know what you are
trying to get at. |
| get away |
succeed in leaving |
He was able to
get away from work early. |
| get away from it
all |
go on a vacation |
We want to get
away from it all this summer. |
| get away with
murder |
do something bad without
being caught or punished |
The students were able
to get away with murder. |
| get away with
something |
cheat and not get caught |
He could get
away with cheating. |
| get back |
return |
We might get
back sooner than originally planned. |
| get back at |
get revenge on |
She is planning to
get back at him. |
| get behind |
lag behind |
If you get
behind in the homework you will not be able to pass
the course. |
| get behind |
support |
They decided to
get behind the president. |
| get by |
live |
He is able to easily
get by on his salary. |
| get canned |
fired |
If he doesn’t work
harder, he’s probably going to get canned. |
| get cold feet |
become afraid at the
last minute |
He will probably
get cold feet and cancel his plans to go to China. |
| get cracking |
get started |
We will have to
get cracking on this project. |
| get down to |
begin to |
You should get
down to work now. |
| get down to
brass tacks |
begin discussing the
essential matters |
We should get
down to brass tacks immediately. |
| get even |
get revenge |
He plans to get
even. |
| get-go |
beginning |
She did not like her job
from the get-go. |
| get going |
leave |
I think that we should
get going. |
| get hold of |
obtain |
Please try to
get hold of a dictionary for class. |
| get hold of |
contact |
She tried to get
hold of him for one month. |
| get in on the
ground floor |
begin at the lower level |
She was able to
get in on the ground floor of the new company. |
| get in touch
with someone |
contact |
I want you to
get in touch with me next month. |
| get in the swing
of things |
become part of the
situation |
Try to get in
the swing of things and have fun. |
| get it |
understand it |
I listened to the joke
twice, but I still don't get it. |
| get it together |
get control |
You need to get
it together before the exam. |
| get it through
one's head |
understand |
Try to get it
through your head. |
| get lost |
go away |
I want you to
get lost. |
| get mixed up |
become confused |
I think that she will
get mixed up about the dates. |
| get off |
exit |
She really wanted to
get off the train. |
| get off the
ground |
begin
|
The new company will
get off the ground next week. |
| get off on the
wrong foot |
have a bad beginning |
Try not to get
off on the wrong foot with the new boss. |
| get off my back |
leave me alone |
I think that you should
get off my back. |
| get off one's
butt |
become busy |
You should get
off your butt. |
| get off one's
high horse |
not act so arrogant |
He made mistakes and
should get off his high horse. |
| get off the
ground |
begin |
The new movie should
get off the ground in about a week. |
| get on |
enter |
She really wanted to
get on the train. |
| get on in years |
get older |
She is beginning to
get on in years. |
| get on one's
high horse |
act arrogant |
He tends to get
on his high horse at these office meetings. |
| getting on my
nerves |
irritating me |
Recently you are
getting on my nerves. |
| get your dander
up |
angry |
Try not to get
your dander up. |
| get one's feet
wet |
begin her experience |
She recently managed to
get her feet wet in fashion design. |
| get one's goat |
annoy him |
She usually knows the
way to get his goat. |
| get one's own
way |
get people to do what
you want |
You always try to
get your own way. |
| get one's rear
in gear |
hurry |
You need to get
your rear in gear. |
| get out from
under |
escape from doing |
She would like to
get out from under all that work. |
| get out of bed
on the wrong side |
have an awful beginning
of the day |
Did you get out
of bed on the wrong side again today? |
| get out of hand |
lose control |
The students often
get out of hand every Friday afternoon. |
| get out of the
way of |
avoid |
She tried to get
out of the way of the oncoming traffic. |
| get over |
overcome |
She will have a
difficult time to get over the
relationship. |
| get ready |
prepare |
She has to get
ready for work now. |
| get rid of |
dispose of |
He thought that she
should get rid of the car. |
| get set |
prepare |
They are trying to
get set for the engagement party. |
| get someone down |
make her unhappy |
Her job has begun to
get her down. |
| get something
over with |
complete the difficult
assignment |
He wants to get
the difficult assignment over with first. |
| gets going |
is excited and angry |
If he gets going
he will never stop complaining. |
| get the ax |
be fired |
She thought that he
would get the ax from the company this
week. |
| get the ball
rolling |
begin |
It is time to
get the ball rolling.
|
| get the better
of |
gain an advantage over
and defeat |
Try to get the
better of your opponent. |
| get the feel of |
become accustom to |
Try to get the
feel of this new car. |
| get the goods on |
find out information
about |
She is trying to
get the goods on her boss. |
| get the message |
understand the meaning |
Maybe he is too stupid
to get the message. |
| get the sack |
be fired |
She thought that he
would get the sack from the company this
week. |
| get the show on
the road |
begin |
It is time to
get the show on the road. |
| get the worst of |
suffer most because of |
She will probably
get the worst of the flu. |
| get this over
with |
be finished with this |
Let's get this
over with. |
| get through |
successfully complete |
She really needs to
get through this class. |
| get through to |
be understood by |
He talked a lot but
could not get through to her. |
| get to |
have the opportunity to |
She did not get
to see him last week. |
| get to first
base |
succeed |
He wanted to meet the
boss but could not get to first base. |
| get to the
bottom of |
find out the cause of |
The manager tried to
get to the bottom of the increased
expenses. |
| get under one's
skin |
irritate her |
He is beginning to
get under her skin. |
| get up |
get out of bed |
She decided to
get up early. |
| get-up-and-go |
energy |
He has a lot of
get-up-and-go. |
| get up on the
wrong side of the bed |
have an awful beginning
of the day |
Did you get up
on the wrong side of the bed again today? |
| get up the nerve |
get enough courage |
She was finally able to
get up the nerve to talk to her boss. |
| get what's
coming to one |
get what she deserves |
She is going to
get what's coming to her. |
| get wind of |
get knowledge of |
He tried to get
wind of the new business plan. |
| get wise to |
learn about |
This week he was able to
get wise to the office gossip. |
| get with it |
do what is required |
You need to get
with it if you want to keep your job. |
| get with it |
hurry up |
If you don't get
with it, we will never finish this work. |
| give it another
shot |
try again |
We have to go back and
give it another shot. |
| give the green
light |
give permission |
The boss will
give the green light today to begin the new
project. |
| go for it |
try |
Lets go for it. |
| go public with |
sell shares to the
public of |
The company is expected
to go public with their stock next week. |
| go through with |
proceed as planned with |
We have to go
through with the purchase of the new building. |
| good for you |
okay with you |
Is that good for
you? |
| got into |
became interested in |
I got into
gardening in high school. |
| got that right |
are correct |
You got that
right. |
| grades on a
curve |
computes grades based on
class averages |
Yeah, I heard she
grades on a curve. |
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