Идиомы на букву G

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  • give rise to
    быть причиной чего-либо
    Sam's health problems gave rise to several other ones.
  • give way
    потерпеть неудачу, рухнуть
    During the flood the old bridge gave way.
  • give (someone) enough rope and they will hang themselves
    дать (кому-либо) свободу, и он натворит бед
    "Never give Ben enough time and freedom to do what he wants. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself."
  • gravy train
    выгодная работа
    The cleaning job seems to be a gravy train. We are offered 7 dollars an hour.
  • 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 married
    пожениться
    Margaret and Bill got married in September ten years ago.
  • good old days
    старые добрые времена
    They sat and talked about good old days.
  • go the distance
    пройти весь путь, сделать всё до конца
    I am quite proud of myself; I was able to go the distance and do the work all by myself.
  • go in one ear and out the other
    невнимательно слушать, "в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело"
    Everything that Jim's mother tells him goes in one ear and out the other.
  • go through the motions
    делать что-либо неискренне
    The woman went through the motions of apologizing, but she didn't do it sincerely.
  • get an eyeful (of someone or something)
    увидеть шокирующее или удивительное зрелище
    When I visited my friends in Florida, I got an eyeful of a crocodile lying in the center of their yard.
  • go away empty-handed
    уйти ни с чем, с пустыми руками
    I wasn't able to get an English-English dictionary in the book store, so I went away empty-handed.
  • get one's knuckles rapped
    получить порицание, наказание за что-либо
    Steve Parson got his knuckles rapped for having violated the traffic rules.
  • get after (someone) to do (something)
    заставить кого-либо сделать что-либо
    "Why not get after Melony to clear the mess on her desk?"
  • get a word in
    вставить слово
    No way can I get a word in when my mother-in-law is talking.
  • give notice
    подать заявление об уходе или прекращении договора
    Cora Trenton didn't like her job of a secretary, so she gave notice.
  • go off on a tangent
    внезапно изменить линию поведения \ повествования
    While delivering a lecture on art, Professor Dillidon suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about the weather.
  • get one's head above water
    контролировать ситуацию (часто денежные проблемы)
    Peter decided to get his head above water so that he could control the situation in the firm.
  • get it through one's head
    взбрести кому-либо в голову
    Angie has got it through her head to become a movie star, but I know she is not cut out for this career.
  • give (someone) their freedom
    выпустить на свободу
    The judge decided to give the young man his freedom because of his good behavior in prison.
  • go around in circles
    не делать успехов, топтаться на одном месте
    I have been going around in circles all morning and I haven't made any progress with my work.
  • get behind (a person or idea)
    поддерживать (человека или идею)
    We decided to get behind Jane to be class president.
  • get a wiggle on
    торопиться
    "Children, let's get a wiggle on or we might miss the show at the movie theater!"
  • get one's start
    начать какое-либо дело с нуля
    One of my friends got his start by selling computers.
  • get a lump in one's throat
    комок в горле (от волнения)
    While watching the film "Stepmother" I got a lump in my throat.
  • give away (something)
    отдать что-либо
    Della has grown up and she wants to give away her dolls to small girls in the orphanage.
  • 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 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 religion
    стать религиозным
    All of a sudden my aunt got religion and started going to church.
  • get the facts straight
    хорошо понимать факты
    "Those are the facts and I want you to get them straight."
  • grease (someone's) palm
    подкупить кого-либо, дать взятку
    Sue hated bribery, but she had to grease the palm of the clerk to have her passport renewed as soon as possible.
  • give out
    раздавать, распределять
    The teacher asked one of the students to give out the books.
  • go for it
    решать делать что-либо, добиваться
    Hillary decided to go for it and take part in the swimming competitions.
  • give voice to (something)
    выразить словами что-либо
    Vivian gave voice to her feelings about the new venture.
  • 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.