English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Alphabetical List of Idioms - G, page 4
from: 'get the picture'
to: 'give it a rest'
- get the picture
- A person who gets the picture understands what is being explained or described.
"The alarm went off and people started running everywhere - you get the picture I'm sure!"
- A person who gets the picture understands what is being explained or described.
- get the sack
- If someone gets the sack, they lose their job, usually
because they have done something wrong.
"Charlie got the sack when his boss caught him stealing."
- If someone gets the sack, they lose their job, usually
because they have done something wrong.
- get the show on the road
- If you manage to put a plan or idea into action, you get the show on the road.
"OK, we've got all we need, so let's get the show on the road."
- If you manage to put a plan or idea into action, you get the show on the road.
- get your knickers in a twist
- If you get your knickers in a twist,
you are angry, nervous or upset faced with a difficult situation.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist! Everything is under control."
- If you get your knickers in a twist,
you are angry, nervous or upset faced with a difficult situation.
- get the short end of the stick
- If you get the short end of the stick, you get the less advantageous part of
a deal or arrangement and feel that you have been treated unfairly.
"An agreement was reached, but I feel that our department got the short end of the stick."
"Tracy got the short end of the stick in the divorce settlement. "
- If you get the short end of the stick, you get the less advantageous part of
a deal or arrangement and feel that you have been treated unfairly.
- get your skates on
- If you tell someone to get their skates on, you want them to hurry up.
"You'd better get your skates on or you'll be late!"
- If you tell someone to get their skates on, you want them to hurry up.
- get to the bottom of (something)
- If you get to the bottom of a problem or mystery, you solve it by finding out the true cause of it.
"We have a problem of goods disappearing during transport. Hopefully the investigation will get to the bottom of it."
- If you get to the bottom of a problem or mystery, you solve it by finding out the true cause of it.
- get wise to something
- If you get wise to something, you learn something that you were not aware of before.
"The old lady finally got wise to the fact that children were stealing apples from her garden."
- If you get wise to something, you learn something that you were not aware of before.
- get (or be) worked up
- If you get worked up about something, you become
upset, annoyed or excited, often unnecessarily.
"It's his first day at school tomorrow and he's all worked up about it"
- If you get worked up about something, you become
upset, annoyed or excited, often unnecessarily.
- get your money's worth
- If you get your money's worth, you receive good value for the amount of money you spend.
"We bought a travel pass to use the public transport system and we really got our money's worth."
- If you get your money's worth, you receive good value for the amount of money you spend.
- get you walking papers
- If you get your walking papers, you receive notice that you are being fired or laid off from your job.
"Have you heard? Jason has just got his walking papers!"
- If you get your walking papers, you receive notice that you are being fired or laid off from your job.
- give the benefit of doubt
- If you give someone the benefit of doubt, you choose to believe that
they are innocent, honest or telling the truth because there is no evidence to the contrary.
"Although he found it hard to believe the boy's explanation, the teacher decided to give him the benefit of doubt."
- If you give someone the benefit of doubt, you choose to believe that
they are innocent, honest or telling the truth because there is no evidence to the contrary.
- give (someone) a break
- If you are asked to give someone a break, you are told not to be so harsh or demanding.
"The intern is doing as best he can - give him a break!"
- If you are asked to give someone a break, you are told not to be so harsh or demanding.
- give the game away
- If you give the game away, you reveal a secret,
a plan, or someone's identity, often unintentionally.
"The singer hoped nobody in the hotel would recognize him, but an employee gave the game away."
- If you give the game away, you reveal a secret,
a plan, or someone's identity, often unintentionally.
- give as good as you get
- When someone gives as good as they get, they treat others the same way as they are treated.
"Alice is capable of defending herself. She gives as good as she gets."
- When someone gives as good as they get, they treat others the same way as they are treated.
- (not) give a hang
- If you do not give a hang about something, you are
totally indifferent to it and do not care at all about it.
"I'm not interested in football so I never watch any matches and I don't give a hang about which team wins."
- If you do not give a hang about something, you are
totally indifferent to it and do not care at all about it.
- give (someone) a hard time
- If you give someone a hard time, you annoy them or make things difficult for them.
"Susan says the pupils in her new school are giving her a hard time."
- If you give someone a hard time, you annoy them or make things difficult for them.
- give something a miss
- If you give something a miss, you deliberately avoid, skip or
decide not participate in an activity or event.
"Sophie didn’t feel well so she decided to give her yoga class a miss.
- If you give something a miss, you deliberately avoid, skip or
decide not participate in an activity or event.
- give (someone) a piece of your mind
- If you give someone a piece of your mind, say exactly what you think, in an angry manner)
"The dissatisfied customer called the manager to give him a piece of his mind."
- If you give someone a piece of your mind, say exactly what you think, in an angry manner)
- give it a rest
- If someone tells you to give it a rest, they are asking you to stop
doing something such as complaining or talking continuously.
"All you talk about is politics - give it a rest ... please!"
- If someone tells you to give it a rest, they are asking you to stop
doing something such as complaining or talking continuously.
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