Идиомы на букву G

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  • get a clean bill of health
    получить справку о (хорошем) состоянии здоровья
    I doubt if I can get a clean bill of health; I have pains in the back now and then.
  • get time off
    получить отпуск
    I'd like to get time off in September.
  • 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 down to the facts
    добраться до истины (фактов)
    Detective Finch tried to get down to the facts of the case before he started a thorough investigation.
  • get along
    уйти, отправиться
    As it was getting late, they had to get along.
  • get at (someone or something)
    напасть на кого-либо/ что-либо
    A pack of wolves got at a sheep.
  • get sick
    заболеть
    "Don't walk in the rain; you might get sick."
  • get close to (someone)
    стать ближе к кому-либо, подружиться с кем-либо
    During his stay in Egypt Leonard got close to a few natives.
  • go toe-to-toe with (someone)
    стараться победить кого-либо в борьбе, споре, соревновании
    Sandra went toe-to-toe with her neighbor about the neighbor's dog.
  • get (something) through (someone's) thick skull
    вбить, вдолбить кому-либо в голову
    The mother couldn't get it through her son's thick scull the necessity of finding a job.
  • get a rise out of someone
    рассердить, разозлить кого-либо
    "Look here! Are you trying to get a rise out of me?"
  • give (someone) pause to think
    дать кому-либо время подумать
    "Please, give me pause to think and I'll tell you what to do."
  • get on (someone) to do (something)
    настойчиво просить/ заставлять кого-либо делать что-либо
    "Why not get on the mechanic to fix our car in the shortest possible time?"
  • go belly up
    обанкротиться
    The small printing company had a lot of financial problems; no wonder they went belly up a few months ago.
  • go into (something) with one's eyes (wide) open
    пойти на что-либо сознательно (с открытыми глазами)
    I can't possibly go into the project with my eyes wide open until I receive all the necessary information.
  • get a load of (someone or something)
    хорошенько посмотреть, взглянуть на кого-либо/ чего-либо
    "Get a load of that woman in a fancy dress. Doesn't she look ridiculous?"
  • gift of the gab
    бойкость речи, дар красноречия ("язык хорошо подвешен")
    He had the gift of the gab and it attracted women to him.
  • get a lot of mileage out of (something)
    получить \ извлечь большую пользу от чего-либо
    They hoped to get a lot of mileage out of their new car.
  • goose bumps
    мурашки по коже
    The water in the lake was very cold, and I immediately got goose bumps when I started to swim.
  • 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 off easy
    дёшево отделаться
    "If all you had to do was to pay a two dollar fine, you got off very easy."
  • get the upper hand (on someone)
    взять верх над кем-либо
    George got the upper hand on his friend in their dispute.
  • grind to a halt
    замедлить и остановиться
    Suddenly the power was off and the Metro trains ground to a halt.
  • get close to (something)
    почти достичь цели
    I thought I was getting close to learning the truth.
  • get used to (someone or something)
    привыкнуть
    I can never get used to getting up early.
  • give a little
    пойти на компромисс во время переговоров
    If you want to complete the negotiations, you should give a little otherwise you may fall through.
  • go around the bend
    сойти с ума, тронуться умом
    I guess Mike has gone around the bend because he does nothing but speak about flying saucers.
  • get a dirty look from (someone)
    поймать чей-либо хмурый взгляд
    I got a dirty look from a woman in the car park. My car must have barred her exit.
  • give oneself up to (something)
    отдаваться, предаваться чему-либо
    Jim was giving himself up to his task with complete earnestness.
  • get a tongue-lashing
    получить (устный) выговор
    The students, who missed a lot of classes, got a tongue-lashing from the Dean.
  • go ape (over someone or something)
    разволноваться из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, рассердиться
    Amy went ape over the house with its beautiful garden full of flowers.
  • 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 nowhere fast
    не двигаться дальше, не продвигаться
    They were getting nowhere fast in their effort to aquire new machinery for their factory.
  • get one's nose out of (something)
    не ввязываться во что-либо
    Celia wished her cousin would get her nose out of her private affairs.
  • get wise to (someone or something)
    разузнать, раскрыть секрет; познакомиться с кем-либо \ чем-либо
    At last Jim got wise to the facts of the story.