Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"G"

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Gain weight: 　; "Sugar addicts gain weight and rot their teeth. Some extreme cases may even develop diabetes."

Get a big kick: 　; "Gerald gets a big kick out of owning his own car."

Get a check cashed: 　; "I have to get a check cashed to pay my rent. "

Get a move on! (also get going/ get rolling): 　; "Simon realized he'd have to get a move on if he was to finish by 4 o'clock."

Get a nerve: 　; "He's got a nerve asking for more money."

Get something across: 　; "It took him ages to get his point across in the meeting."

Get all in a panic: 　; "The whole nation gets all in a panic after the suicide bombing. "

Get all uptight: 　; "Don't get all uptight about the exam - just do your best."

Get along with: 　; "They seem to get along with each other."

Get around: 　; "None of these countries has found a way yet to get around the problem of polarization of wealth."

Get away with: 　; "Bill often cheats on exams but usually gets away with it."

Get behind: 　; "I don't want to get behind with my work. "

Get cold feet: 　; "The plan failed after sponsors got cold feet."

Get down to something: 　; "We need to get down to some serious talking."

Get down to business: 　; "If the introductions are over I'd like to get down to business."

Get even with somebody: 　; "He swore he'd get even with Lee one day."

Get hooked on something: 　; "I got hooked on TV when I was sic"

Get in touch (with somebody): 　; "I ask for May’s phone number in case I need to get in touch with her."

Get something over with: 　; "They want to get the film over with quickly so that they can enjoy a nice holiday."

Get lost: 　; "The little girl got lost in the forest."

Get mad at somebody: 　; "Don’t get mad at me. I did not mean to hurt anybody."

Get somebody down: 　; "His lack of social life was beginning to get him down."

Get nothing on somebody/something: 　; "The police couldn’t do anything about him, since they got nothing on him after a thorough investigation ."

Get nowhere: 　; "No matter how hard he tried, his proposal went nowhere in the meeting."

Get off on the wrong foot: 　; "Simon and I got off on the wrong foot but we're good friends now."

Get (something) off the ground: 　; "A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground. "

Get/be on the ball: 　; "He had better get on the ball and solicit more clients for the company. Otherwise, he might get fired soon."

Get somebody wrong: 　; "You may get her wrong. She didn’t say that. "

Get one's goat: 　; "That sort of attitude really gets my goat."

Get out of the bed on the wrong side: 　; "What's the matter with you? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side or something?"

Get over: 　; "He has not yet get over the sudden demise of his wife. He still mourns for her."

Get pinched: 　; "Will's car can take four people comfortably, five at a pinch."

Get rid of: 　; "He opened the windows to get rid of the smell."

Get/be rusty: 　; "My Italian gets a bit rusty these days."

Get somebody by the neck: 　; "My brave father got the thief by the neck last night. "

Get somewhere: 　; "After months of experiments and discussion, the scholars think they're finally getting somewhere."

Get something off one's chest: 　; "I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest."

Get something straight: 　; "I wanted to get the facts straight."

Get stuck: 　; "They got stuck in a traffic jam."

Get the bulge on: 　; "We'll get the bulge on him, and take his gun away."

Get the drop on: 　; "The thief started to reach for his gun, but the police got the drop on him."

Get the green light: 　; "As soon as we get the green light from the council we'll start building the subway."

Get the picture: 　; "He doesn't want her but he doesn't want anyone else to have her, you know?""I get the picture."

Get the sack: 　; "He got the sack when they found out that he'd lied about his qualifications."

Get through: 　; "He can get through ￡100 in one evening."

Get through to somebody: 　; "Aid agencies have difficulties getting through to the thousands of refugees stranded on the border."

Get together again: 　; "Jane’s biggest hope is her parents can get together again."

Get up the courage: 　; "The senior official gets up the courage to confess to the wrong decision he made."

Get what's coming to one: 　; "When the thief finally got caught by the police, he was only getting what’s coming to him. "

Get/be wise to: 　; "Because he called in sick almost every Monday, the boss soon got wise to his sick leave."

Get/be with it: 　; "She just turned 60, but she's still very much with it."

Give somebody a lift (also give somebody a ride): 　; "John gave me a lift home."

Give away: 　; "She gave away her true feelings."

Give away: 　; "I decide to give my old clothes away to a thrift shop."

Give somebody credit for something: 　; "We should give Anne credit for trying her best in the program."

Give somebody a dose of his own medicine: 　; "On April Fool's Day, John made me an April Fool. Next year, i'll give him a dose of his own medicine."

Give it a try: 　; "Although nobody expected his performance, he still gave it a try. To everyone’s surprise, he made an impressive performance on stage."

Give it to somebody straight: 　; "I asked the doctor to give it to me straight whether my mom can recover from her illness."

Give somebody a minute: 　; "Give me a minute. I’ll find the map for you. "

Give somebody headache: 　; "The naughty boy gives me headache."

Give somebody the ax: 　; "He often cannot complete the projects on time. The boss finally decides to give him the ax."

Give somebody the brush-off: 　; "Some people give their old friends the brush-off once they become rich and successful."

Give somebody the (glad) eye: 　; "Don't look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye."

Give somebody one's word: 　; "I give you my word that it won’t happen again."

Give somebody a black eye: 　; "Out of rage, Johnny gave Denis a black eye in the quarrel."

Give somebody a break: 　; "Give the kid a break. This is only his second day in the company."

Give somebody a buzz (also give somebody a ring): 　; "Mom asks me to give her a ring every day."

Give somebody a dirty look: 　; "May gave the unfriendly clerk a dirty look. "

Give somebody a free hand: 　; "Jim’s boss gives him a free hand to manage the new project."

Give somebody a piece of your mind: 　; "The mother gave her children a piece of her mind for breaking a neighbor’s window."

Give somebody enough rope (to hang themselves): 　; "The auditor knew something was wrong but decided to give the chief accountant enough rope."

Give somebody hell: 　; "Mom gives me hell for coming home late."

Give somebody the cold shoulder: 　; "The fact that he used to be helped by others when poor does not make him sympathetic. He gives those in need the cold shoulder after he becomes rich."

Give somebody the green light: 　; "The government has given the green light to the new construction proposal."

Give something away for nothing: 　; "Some valuable information isn't freely available on the Internet because it is copyrighted and its owners are not about to give something away for nothing."

Go a long way toward doing something: 　; "The money raised will go a long way toward helping those refugees."

Go about: 　; "You should go about your chores in a responsible way."

Go ahead: 　; "Do you mind if I open the window?""No, go ahead."

Go all out to do something: 　; "The company will be going all out to improve on last year's sales."

Go around with a chip on one's shoulder: 　; "The youths from the slum go around with a chip on their shoulders about their poor living environment."

Go at something: 　"There are obvious benefits in allowing each student to go at a his studies at his own pace."

Go broke: 　; "A lot of small businesses went broke in the recession."

Go down: 　; "The sun went down."

Go down the drain: 　; "During the Depression huge fortunes went down the drain."

Go downhill: 　; "After Grandma died, Grandpa’s health started to go downhill."

Go easy: 　; "Go easy on the cream! There's not much left!"

Go fly a kite: 　; "Go fly a kite. Don’t you see I am busy?"

Go for: 　; "When David told his wife he’d like to change careers, his wife encouraged him to go for it"

Go get them: 　; "If your friends arrive, don’t forget to go get them some coffee and snack."

Go into: 　; "This case is close. You don’t need to go into details again."

Go into: 　; "Ted decides to go into journalism after graduation."

Go on: 　; "Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year."

Go on: 　; " What is going on there?"

Go on a bender: 　; "The labors’ only entertainment is to go on a bender after a day of hard work."

Go over: 　; "The teacher went over the test scores carefully."

Go steady: 　; "Mary has been going steady with Tom for almost one month. "

Go through: 　; "We went through hell working on this project."

Go through: 　; "Remember to go through the pockets before you put those trousers in the washing machine."

Go through with something: 　; "I had no choice but to go through with it."

Go to pieces: 　; "She was a strong woman, but she nearly went to pieces after she lost her husband."

Go up in the air: 　; "He goes up in the air, when others accused him of stealing. "

Go with: 　; "Do you think this shirt will go with the skirt I bought?"

Go-between: 　; "Simon was not a member of either group so he seemed a good candidate to act as a go-between to work out an agenda for both groups."

God knows.: 　; "Why did she get so angry today?""God knows."

God, what's the world coming to?: 　; "God, what’s the world coming to? There are so many cases of child abuse!"

Gold brick: 　; "He pretends to be very diligent whenever the foreman comes to inspect, but everyone knows he is actually a gold brick."

Gold digger: 　; "I don't want to be rude, but to me she is just like a gold digger because she only goes out with rich men. "

Gone with the wind: 　; "All the memories, whether good or bad, will be gone with the wind one day."

Good-for-nothing: 　; " No matter how mad you are, never tell your child that he is born to be a good-for-nothing."

Good to the last drop: 　; "The gourmet put down the empty cup and declared the coffee good to the last drop."

Good turn: 　; "He did me a good turn by giving David a lift last night."

Goof off: 　; "I saw a few films and sort of goofed off all day."

Got you: 　; "Don’t worry, we have got you, we will send them to you shortly."

Great minds think alike!: 　; "How did you know I am here?""This restaurant is a very nice place to spend an evening. Great minds think alike!"

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