Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "G" Idioms pot

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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "G" Idioms pot

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Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 217 G gain ground - to go forward, to make progress The toy company is gaining ground in their effort to sell more products. game that two can play - a good or bad strategy that two competing sides can both use The insults from my friend are a game that two can play and if she wants to continue then so can I. gang up on (someone) - to attack someone in a group The children tried to gang up on the boy but he ran away. gas up - to fill up a gas tank We must gas up before we leave on our holiday tomorrow. gear up for (something) - to prepare for something The city is gearing up for the Olympic games. gee whiz - used as an exclamation to show surprise or other strong feelings "Gee whiz! Are we really going to go to France for our holiday?" Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 218 generous to a fault - to be too generous My friend is generous to a fault and he sometimes gives too much to his friends. get Idioms get a bang out of (someone or something) - to receive special pleasure from someone or something My father gets a bang out of the funny birthday cards that we send him. get a break - to get an opportunity or good deal I got a break when my friend sold me his car for a cheap price. get a bright idea - to have a clever thought or idea occur to you (often used as sarcasm) My father got the bright idea that he should buy a motorcycle. get a checkup - to receive a physical examination by a doctor I go to the doctor every year to get a checkup. get a clean bill of health - to be pronounced healthy by a doctor I got a clean bill of health when I went to see the doctor. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 219 get a dirty look from (someone) - to receive a frown from someone I got a dirty look from the man who was sitting next to my crying child. get a feel for (something) - to become accustomed to something and learn how it works, to learn how to do something I am beginning to get a feel for my new job. get a fix on (something) - to receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means We were able to get a fix on the island and took the boat safely to the harbor. get a foothold (somewhere) - to find a starting point somewhere The new political party is beginning to get a foothold in the big cities. get a grasp of (something) - to begin to understand something I am beginning to get a grasp of how to operate the new computer system. get a grip of oneself - to take control of one`s feelings The man got a grip of himself and calmed down. get a head start (on someone or something) - to start earlier than someone or something, to start earlier than usual We tried to get a head start on our holiday. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 220 get a kick out of (someone or something) - to enjoy someone or something My father got a kick out of seeing his old school friend. get a load of (someone or something) - to take a good look at someone or something "Get a load of that man over there with the four dogs." get a load off one's feet - to sit down and relax I sat down and tried to get a load off my feet. get a load off one's mind - to express what one is thinking or worried about I talked with my supervisor and was able to get a load off my mind regarding our recent conflict. get a lot of mileage out of (something) - to get much use from something (like a car) I hope to get a lot of mileage out of the new sneakers that I bought last week. get a lump in one's throat - to feel like there is something in one's throat (like you are going to cry) My sister got a lump in her throat when she watched her daughter's graduation. get a move on - to hurry up "Please get a move on. We are already three hours late." Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 221 get a raw deal - to receive unfair or bad treatment The secretary got a raw deal when she was forced to work late everyday. get a rise out of (someone) - to tease or have fun with someone by making him or her angry or annoyed We got a rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather. get a slap on the wrist - to receive a light punishment for doing something wrong The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and decided not to punish him severely for his crime. get a suntan - to make your skin browner/darker by exposing it to the rays of the sun The girl went to the beach to get a suntan. get a toehold (somewhere) - to find a starting point somewhere The new political party is beginning to get a toehold in rural areas. get a whiff of (something) - to learn a little about something (almost by chance) Whenever the reporters get a whiff of a scandal they become excited and start asking questions. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 222 get a wiggle on - to hurry up, to get going "Get a wiggle on. I want to arrive at the party before the other guests." get a word in - to find a chance to say something when others are talking The customer could not get a word in while talking to the salesman. get a word in edgewise - to manage to join a conversation I could not get a word in edgewise so I left the meeting. get across (something) to (someone) - to explain or say something so that someone can understand it It was difficult to get across the importance of the school safety rules to the children. get after (someone) to do (something) - to urge someone to do something that he or she should do but has neglected I will get after the repairman to fix the computer as soon as he returns. get ahead - to advance or be successful The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead. get ahead of (oneself) - to do or say something sooner than you should I was getting ahead of myself when I started asking questions about the job that I did not have. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 223 get ahold of (someone or something) - to make contact with someone, to obtain something I have been trying very hard to get ahold of my old high school teacher. get along - to leave It`s late so I must get along now. get along in years - to grow older My parents are getting along in years but they are still very healthy. get along on (something) - to manage to survive or do well with something My friend is able to get along on very little money. The young woman gets along on her good looks very well. get along on a shoestring - to manage with very little money I had to get along on a shoestring during university. get along (with someone) - to have a good relationship with someone I get along with everybody at my company. get an earful - to hear much talk/criticism/complaints about something Our boss got an earful when he asked the employees if they had any complaints. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 224 get around - to go to different places, to move about My friend gets around and has been to many different cities. get around to (do something) - to finally find time to do something The apartment manager finally got around to fixing our bath. get at (someone or something) - to attack or hit someone or something Our dog tried to get at the other dog. get at (something) - to mean something I do not know what the man was trying to get at during the meeting. get away - to succeed in leaving, to escape I was able to get away from work early so I went shopping. get away from it all - to go on a holiday We want to get away from it all this summer and relax somewhere. get away with murder - to do something very bad without being caught or punished The students were able to get away with murder while the substitute teacher was in the school. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 225 get away with (something) - to do something that one should not do and not get caught The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught. get back - to return We got back from London early yesterday afternoon. get back at (someone) - to do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you The girl is angry at her boyfriend and she is getting back at him by not answering the telephone. get back to (someone) - to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal. get back to (something) - to return to something I needed a rest before I could get back to my work. get back together (with someone) - to resume a relationship or marriage after separating The couple got back together after separating for three months. get behind - to fail to maintain a desired pace or level of progress, to become late If you get behind with your homework you will never pass many courses. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 226 get behind (a person or idea) - to support/help someone or something Many people decided to get behind the candidate who promised to cut taxes. get better - to improve one's skill at doing something, to improve one's health The little boy is getting better at riding his bicycle. get by (on something) - to be able to satisfy your needs with a certain amount of something (usually related to money) The man is able to get by on his salary because he does not spend much money. get carried away - to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm, to lose one's control or judgement I got carried away yesterday and cleaned all of my apartment. get close to (someone) - to become close friends with someone The woman tried very hard to get close to her youngest daughter. get close to (something) - to be almost as good as something, to almost reach or arrive at a goal The charity is getting close to the final amount of money that they expect to collect. get cold feet - to become afraid at the last minute The student got cold feet and cancelled his plans to go to China. [...]... (someone`s) skin - to bother or upset someone The woman always gets under my skin although I do not really know why get under way - to start The festival got under way early this morning get up - to get out of bed, to get to one`s feet I got up early today so that I could go fishing with my friend 247 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com get-up -and- go - energy, enthusiasm, drive The man has lots of get-up -and- go and it is... angry give -and- take - sharing, giving and receiving between people You must be willing to give -and- take if you want to have a good marriage give away (a secret) - to let a secret become known I do not want my friend to give away my plans to go to Mexico for a holiday give away (something) - to give something to someone I decided to give away my bicycle because I did not need it anymore give birth - to have... rolling - to get started "Let's get rolling and try and finish this project today." get set - to get ready to start something Everybody is getting set for the wedding ceremony get sick - to become ill I got sick yesterday and did not go to the movie get sidetracked - to become diverted from one's task I began to watch the news and got sidetracked in what I had planned to do get (someone) down - to make... the message - to clearly understand the meaning of something I told my friend to be quiet but I do not think that he got the message get the nod - to be chosen for something My favorite candidate got the nod to represent us in the election get the once-over - to receive a quick visual examination I quickly got the once-over when I arrived for the job interview get the picture - to understand the whole... (with someone) - to get revenge on someone My sister wants to get even with her friend for being late for the concert the get-go - the beginning Right from the get-go I did not like the new manager get going - to begin, to act, to go "Let's get going and begin to clean the house." get going - to become excited/angry When the man gets going he will never stop complaining get hold of (someone) - to find a... out of hand - to get out of control The party was beginning to get out of hand so we asked everyone to leave get out of (somewhere) - to leave somewhere, to escape I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work get out of the way - to stop obstructing or interfering with someone or something, to escape from something The car was unable to get out of the way of the truck and it... saying about his new girlfriend get the red-carpet treatment - to receive very special treatment The Queen of England got the red-carpet treatment during her trip to Australia 244 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com get the runaround - to receive a series of excuses and delays I got the runaround when I went to talk to the company about my parking ticket get the sack - to be fired from a job I told the employee... together - to be in full control of oneself My friend got it all together and applied for the job at the supermarket get it through one`s head - to understand/believe something The man has got it through his head that he will get a job without making any effort Get lost! - Go away! The girl told her brother to get lost so she could finish doing her homework get mad at (someone or something) - to become... (someone's) thick skull - to manage to get someone to understand something I could not get it through my friend's thick skull that I would not go on a holiday with him get (something) under control - to be able to control something The fire fighters were quickly able to get the fire under control get the ax - to be fired The man got the ax last week and now has no job get the ball rolling - to start something... get the boot - to be fired, to be told to leave a place I got the boot from my first job in high school The man got the boot from the restaurant for smoking get the brush-off - to be ignored or sent away I got the brush-off when I asked the girl to dance get the cold shoulder - to be ignored or rejected My friend got the cold shoulder when he went to the expensive restaurant get the day off - to have . - to sit down and relax I sat down and tried to get a load off my feet. get a load off one's mind - to express what one is thinking or worried about I talked with my supervisor and. the concert. the get-go - the beginning Right from the get-go I did not like the new manager. get going - to begin, to act, to go "Let's get going and begin to clean the. to a fault - to be too generous My friend is generous to a fault and he sometimes gives too much to his friends. get Idioms get a bang out of (someone or something) - to receive

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