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  • 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.
  • get time off
    получить отпуск
    I'd like to get time off in September.
  • get to (reach) first base with someone or something
    сделать главный шаг навстречу кому-либо \ чему-либо
    Jameson was not able to reach first base with his partner.
  • get to do (something)
    получать возможность сделать что-либо
    The children didn't get to visit their aunt in Chicago last summer.
  • get to first base
    удаваться, удачно начинать
    Alison hoped to have met her English instructor, but she couldn't get to first base.
  • get to one's feet
    встать
    The students got to their feet at the end of the lecture.
  • get to the bottom of (something)
    дойти до сути чего-либо
    "I'd like to get to the bottom of the matter all by myself," Cora said.
  • get to the heart of (something)
    докопаться до сути дела
    "How am I supposed to get to the heart of the matter if you don't want to give me all the facts?"
  • get to the root of the problem
    дойти до основания (сути) проблемы
    Stuart was determined to get to the root of the problem about the funds.
  • get tough with (someone)
    стать строгим с кем-либо
    It's time the teachers got tough with the latecomers.
  • get under (someone's) skin
    надоедать или расстраивать кого-либо
    Lora is a bit of a busybody and it gets under my skin.
  • get under one's skin
    надоедать или расстраивать
    Lora is a bit of a busybody and it gets under my skin.
  • get under way
    начинаться
    The jazz concert got under way early that evening.