Идиомы на букву G

  • get the benefit of the doubt
    оправдать кого-либо (за недостаточностью улик)
    Tim Osgood was tried for burglary but got the benefit of the doubt.
  • get the better of (someone)
    преодолеть, справиться; получить преимущество над кем-либо, победить
    Sam was trying to get the better of the stupor that had come over him.
  • get the blues
    хандрить, находиться в подавленном состоянии
    Every now and then I get the blues.
  • get the boot
    уволить, выгнать
    The man got the boot from the cafe because he had drunk too much.
  • get the brush-off
    выразить неприязнь, проигнорировать, "дать отставку"
    I am afraid I might get the brush-off if I ask Mary for a date.
  • get the cold shoulder
    быть холодно принятым или отвергнутым
    William got the cold shoulder when he visited his relatives in California.
  • get the cold shoulder (from someone)
    быть холодно принятым или отвергнутым кем-либо
    William got the cold shoulder when he visited his relatives in California.
  • get the day off
    получить отгул на работе
    Baldwin asked his boss if he could get the day off in the middle of the week.
  • get the eye from (someone)
    поймать чей-либо враждебный взгляд
    As I approached the counter, I got the eye from the bartender and I wondered what the matter was.
  • get the facts straight
    хорошо понимать факты
    "Those are the facts and I want you to get them straight."
  • get the feel of (something)
    освоиться с чем-либо
    If you keep practising, you will soon get the feel of it.
  • get the floor
    получить слово
    I wanted to express my opinion about the matter, but I didn't get the floor.
  • get the go-ahead
    получить сигнал к действию (начать делать что-либо)
    The soldiers got the go-ahead to attack the enemy.
  • get the goods on (someone)
    получить негативную информацию о ком-либо
    Police officer Klaps was sure that he would get the goods on the man.
  • get the hang of (something)
    научиться, получить навык
    I soon got the hang of working at the computer.
  • get the jump on (someone)
    опередить кого-либо
    They decided to start ahead of everbody so that they could get the jump on the other sportsmen.
  • get the last laugh
    посмеяться на чей-то счёт (над тем, кто смеялся над вами)
    My friend likes to make fun of me, but it's me who always get the last laugh.
  • get the lead out
    торопиться
    Ricardo told his slow friend to get the lead out.
  • get the low-down on (someone or something)
    получить полную информацию о ком-либо \ чём-либо
    The police needed to get the low-down on one of the suspects.
  • get the message
    ясно понять значение (чего-либо)
    I told Gina to leave me alone, but I don't think she got the message.
  • get the nod
    быть выбранным \ избранным
    Miss Brown got the nod to represent our team in the chess tournament.
  • get the once-over
    беглый, поверхностный осмотр
    The man got the once-over and was pronounced to be fit for the job.
  • get the picture
    полностью понять ситуацию
    When Fisher arrived at the scene of the crime, he immediately got the picture of what had happened.
  • get the red-carpet treatment
    получить особое обращение
    The US President got the red-carpet treatment during his visit to France.
  • get the runaround
    получить уклончивай ответ
    Simon didn't expect to get the runaround when he went to the bank to ask for a loan.
  • get the sack
    быть уволенным
    Fanny got the sack because she was rude to the customers.
  • get the shock of one's life
    получить ужасный шок
    I saw a man jump out of the sixteenth floor window and I got the shock of my life.
  • get the short end of the stick
    получить меньше, чем другие
    Cora was the youngest child in a big family and she often got the short end of the stick.
  • get the show on the road
    начать работать над чем-либо
    "Let's get the show on the road and start reading for our exams."
  • get the third degree
    быть допрошенным с пристрастием
    The student got the third degree after he had missed a lot of classes.
  • get the upper hand (on someone)
    взять верх над кем-либо
    George got the upper hand on his friend in their dispute.
  • get the worst of (something)
    быть побеждённым, получить меньше преимуществ
    "If you buy a used car, you may get the worst of the deal."
  • get through (a course or set of material)
    завершить курс или учебный материал
    We were happy to get through a course in Astronomy at last; we thought the subject to be very dull.
  • get through (something)
    справиться с чем-либо, выдержать (экзамен)
    Dana though not hungry got through dinner quickly.
  • get through to (someone)
    заставить кого-либо понять что-либо, "достучаться до кого-либо"
    Maria is very stubborn and I often have difficulty in trying to get through to her.