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[get to the point] See: COME TO THE POINT.
[get two strikes against one] See: TWO STRIKES AGAINST.
[get underway]{v. phr.} To set out on a journey; start going. •/We are delighted that our new Ph.D. program finally got underway./
[get under one’s skin]{v. phr.} To bother; upset. •/The students get under Mary’s skin by talking about her freckles./ •/Children who talk too much in class get under the teacher’s skin./
[get up]{v.} 1. To get out of bed. •/John’s mother told him that it was time to get up./ 2. To stand up; get to your feet. •/A man should get up when a woman comes into the room./ 3. To prepare; get ready. •/Mary got up a picnic for her visitor./ •/The students got up a special number of the newspaper to celebrate the school’s 50th birthday./ 4. To dress up. •/One of the girls got herself up as a witch for the Halloween party./ 5. To go ahead. •/The wagon driver shouted, "Get up!" to his horses./
[get up] or [rise with the chickens]{v. phr.} To rise very early in the morning. •/All the farmers in this village get up with the chickens./ Contrast: GO TO BED WITH THE CHICKENS.
[get-up]{n.} (stress on "get") Fancy dress or costume. •/Some get-up you’re wearing!/
[get-up-and-go] also [get-up-and-get]{n. phr.}, {informal} Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. •/Joe has a lot of get-up-and-go and is working his way through school./
[get up on the wrong side of the bed]{v. phr.}, {informal} To awake with a bad temper. •/Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn’t eat breakfast./ •/The man went to bed very late and got up on the wrong side of the bed./
[get up the nerve]{v. phr.} To build up your courage until you are brave enough; become brave enough. •/Jack got up the nerve to ask Ruth to dance with him./ •/The hungry little boy got up nerve to ask for another piece of cake./
[get used to] See: USED TO.
[get warmed up] See: WARM UP.
[get what’s coming to one] or {slang}[get one’s]{v. phr.} To receive the good or bad that you deserve; get what is due to you; get your share. •/At the end of the movie the villain got what was coming to him and was put in jail./ •/John didn’t think he was getting what was coming to him, so he quit the job./ •/Mother told Mary that she’d get hers if she kept on being naughty./ Compare: CATCH IT, HAVE IT COMING, SERVE RIGHT.
[get wind of]{v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. •/The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ •/The captain didn’t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./
[get wise]{v. phr.}, {slang} To learn about something kept secret from you; become alert. •/One girl pretended to be sick on gym days when she had athletics, until the teacher got wise and made her go anyway./ — Often used with "to". •/The boys got wise to Jack’s fondness for bubble gum./ •/If you don’t get wise to yourself and start studying, you will fail the course./ Compare: CATCH ON, SEE THROUGH. Contrast: IN THE DARK.
[get with it]{v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. •/The students get with it just before examinations./ •/The coach told the team to get with it./ Compare: ON THE BALL.
[ghost] See: GIVE UP THE GHOST.
[ghost of a] Least trace of; slightest resemblance to; smallest bit even of; a very little. Usually used with "chance" or "idea" in negative sentences, or with "smile". •/There wasn’t a ghost of a chance that Jack would win./ •/We didn’t have the ghost of an idea where to look for John./ •/The teacher scolded Harold for drawing a funny picture on the chalkboard, but she had a ghost of a smile./ Compare: FAT CHANCE.
[ghost-writer]{n.} A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. •/It is rumored that John Smith’s best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer./
[gift of gab] or [gift of the gab]{n. phr.}, {informal} Skill in talking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believe you. •/Many men get elected because of their gift of gab./ •/Mr. Taylor’s gift of gab helped him get a good job./
[gild the lily] also [paint the lily]{v. phr.} To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. •/To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily./ •/For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily./ •/Frank’s father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire./
[gill] See: FED TO THE GILLS at FED UP, GREEN AROUND THE GILLS or PALE AROUND THE GILLS.
[gilt-edged]{adj.} Of the highest quality. •/Government saving bonds are considered by many to be a gilt-edged investment./
[gin mill]{n.}, {slang} A bar where liquor is sold. •/Rush Street in Chicago is full of gin mills./ Syn.: SPEAKEASY.
[G.I.] or ["government issue"]{n.} An American soldier. •/After the war many GI’s were able to get a free education./