Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[get in one's hair] See: IN ONE'S HAIR.
[get in one's way] See: IN ONE'S WAY.
[get into] See: BE INTO SOMETHING.
[get into line] <v. phr.> To cooperate; conform. * /The maverick members of the party were advised to get into line unless they wanted to be expelled./ Contrast: OUT OF LINE.
[get in touch with] See: IN TOUCH.
[get involved with] See: BE INVOLVED WITH.
[get in with] <v. phr.> To join up with; begin to associate with; be accepted by. * /He got in with the wrong gang of boys and wound up in jail./ * /She got in with her father's firm and made a successful career of it./
[get in wrong] <v. phr.> To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. * /Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office./
[get it] <v.> 1. See: CATCH IT. 2. To understand; comprehend; grasp. * /"I can't get it," John said. "Why do you spend so much on clothes."/
[get it all together] <v. phr.> 1. To be in full possession and control of one's mental faculties; have a clear purpose well pursued. * /You've sure got it all together, haven't you?/ 2. Retaining one's self-composure under pressure. * /A few minutes after the burglars left he got it all together and called the police./ 3. To be well built, stacked (said of girls and women.) * /Sue's sure got it all together, hasn't she?/
[get it in the neck] See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK.
[get it] or [something in] or [into one's head] <v. phr.> To become possessed of an idea; develop a fixed idea. * /Jack got it into his head to become a marine and nothing we could say would make him change his mind./
[get lost] <v. phr.>, <slang> Go away!
– Used as a command. * /Get lost! I want to study./ * /John told Bert to get lost./ Compare: DROP DEAD.
[get mixed up] See: MIXED UP.
[get next to] See: BE CLOSE TO.
[get off] <v.> 1. To come down from or out of. * /The ladder fell, and Tom couldn't get off the roof./ * /The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off./ 2. To take off. * /Joe's mother told him to get his wet clothes off./ 3. To get away; leave. * /Mr. Johnson goes fishing whenever he can get off from work./ * /William got off early in the morning./ 4. To go free. * /Mr. Andrews got off with a $5 fine when he was caught passing a stop sign./ 5. To make (something) go. * /The halfback got off a lung pass./ * /John got a letter off to his grandmother./ 6. To tell. * /The governor got off several jokes at the beginning of his speech./
[get off cheap] <v. phr.> 1. To receive a lesser punishment than one deserves. * /Ted could have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison; he got off cheap by receiving a reduced sentence of five years./ 2. To pay less than the normal price. * /If you had your car repaired for only $75, you got off cheap./ Contrast: GET AWAY WITH.
[get off easy] <v. phr.>, <informal> To have only a little trouble; escape something worse. * /The children who missed school to go to the fair got off easy./ * /John got off easy because it was the first time he had taken his father's car without permission./
[get off it] See: COME OFF IT.
[get off one's back] <v. phr.>, <slang>, <colloquial> To stop criticizing or nagging someone. * /"Get off my back! Can't you see how busy I am?"/
[get off one's case] or [back] or [tail] <v. phr.> To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * /"Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You're worse than the cops."/ Contrast: ON ONE'S CASE.
[get off one's chest] See: OFF ONE'S CHEST.
[get off one's tail] <v. phr.>, <slang> To get busy, to start working. * /OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!/
[get off on the wrong foot] <v. phr.> To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. * /Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn't like it./
[get off the ground] <v. phr.>, <informal> To make a successful beginning; get a good start; go ahead; make progress. * /Our plans for a party didn't get off the ground because no one could come./
[get off the hook] See: OFF THE HOOK.
[get off to a flying] or [running start] <v. phr.> To have a promising or successful beginning. * /Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got nothing but A's./
[get on] or [get onto] <v.>, <informal> 1. To speak to (someone) roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold. * /Mrs. Thompson got on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean./ * /The fans got on the new shortstop after he made several errors./ Syn.: JUMP ON. 2. See: GET ALONG. 3. To grow older. * /Work seems harder these days; I'm getting on, you know./
[get one's] See: GET WHAT'S COMING TO ONE.
[get one's back up] <v. phr.>, <informal> To become or make angry or stubborn. * /Fred got his back up when I said he was wrong./ * /Our criticisms of his actions just got his hack up./
[get one's brains fried] <v. phr.>, <slang>, <also used colloquially> 1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time. * /Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long - they'll get their brains fried./ 2. To get high on drugs. * /He can't make a coherent sentence anymore - he's got his brains fried./
[get one's dander up] or [get one's Irish up] <v. phr.> To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store./ * /The children get the teacher's dander up when they make a lot of noise./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE.
[get one's ducks in a row] <v. phr.>, <informal> To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp./ * /Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip./ Compare: LINE UP.