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Идиомы на букву G

• get back together
  возобновить отношения после разлада

  Diane hoped that some day Mark and she would get back together.
• give three cheers for (someone)
  хвалить кого-либо, прокричать троекратное 'ура' в честь кого-либо

  The football fans gave three cheers for their favorite team after they won the match.
• get a move on
  поспешить, поторопиться

  "You'll have to get a move on if you want to get to the station in time."
• get out of hand
  выйти из повиновения

  The meeting got out of hand and the police asked the participants to disperse.
• get/have a lump in one's throat
  почувствовать комок в горле (от волнения)

  While watching the film "Stepmother" I got a lump in my throat.
• give ground
  уступать, отступать, сдавать свои позиции

  We must learn to give ground in order to gain further ground later.
• get (someone) out of one's hair
  перестать надоедать кому-либо

  Eliza tried hard to get her younger sister out of her hair.
• get serious
  становиться серьёзными и длительными (о взаимоотношениях)

  Peter and Samantha had been dating for a few months before they began to get serious.
• give (someone) the once-over
  охватить взглядом, быстро осмотреть

  We gave them the once-over but we didn't like what we saw.
• get down to (something)
  начать делать что-либо, взяться за дело

  "Now, children, let's get down to work and do a few exercises."
• give (someone) the eye
  посмотреть на кого-либо неприязненно

  I gave the young man the eye because I didn't like the way he was being downright rude to his mother.
• grass is always greener on the other side
  нам кажется, что то чего у нас нет, лучше того, что у нас есть

  "Don't quit your present job; don't think that grass is always greener on the other side."
• get a break
  получить значительную скидку, послабление (в цене)

  Tim managed to get a break on the price of the furniture and saved much money.
• get a feel for (something)
  привыкнуть к чему-либо; научиться

  George hasn't got a feel for his new job yet.
• give the devil his due
  отдавать должное противнику\ плохому человеку

  Julian is not much of a doctor. However, you have to give the devil his due - his patients like him.
• give (something) a shot
  попытаться делать что-либо, начать что-либо

  I am going to give tennis a shot.
• get cracking
  поторопиться, начать двигаться

  You are to get cracking on this picture if you want to see it exhibited.
• 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 (something) straight
  ясно понять что-либо

  "I am sorry but I can't possibly get straight what you want me to do."
• get one's sea legs
  привыкнуть к чему-либо (например, к движению корабля)

  I couldn't get my sea legs on board the ship for a long time.
• give credit where credit is due
  воздать должное, поблагодарить, выразить признание

  I wanted to give credit where credit is due and thanked the lifeguard who had saved me from drowning.
• get even (with someone)
  отплатить кому-либо, поквитаться с кем-либо

  Alan decided to get even with his girl friend for having walked out on him.
• get to one's feet
  встать

  The students got to their feet at the end of the lecture.
• give oneself up
  сдаться, перестать сопротивляться

  When they saw that they were surrounded by the enemy soldiers, they gave themselves up.
• give (someone) the slip
  удрать от кого-либо, улизнуть

  "Don't try to give me the slip or you'll get it hot!"
• give (someone) the runaround
  увиливать от ответа, дать уклончивый ответ

  The bank manager gave me the runaround when I came to get a loan.
• get gray hair
  поседеть (в результате стресса)

  Ms Ross was getting gray hair from her son; he was her constant worry.
• get one's fill of (someone or something)
  получить что-либо сполна, иметь достаточно общения с кем-либо

  I have got my fill of his presence and I don't want to see him again.
• get a slap on the wrist
  понести небольшое наказание

  The principal gave the student a slap on the wrist for having damaged a piece of school furniture.
• give (someone) the creeps
  нагнать страху на кого-либо, "мурашки по спине бегают"

  Denny didn't like the place; it gave him the creeps.
• 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 off
  отделаться или избежать наказания

  "I am going to punish you and you won't get off this time."
• 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."
• give (someone) a head start
  дать кому-либо фору; рывок вперёд на старте

  They gave him a head start in the orientiring contest.
• 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.