Adam Makkai - Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[get a move on] {informal} or {slang} [get a wiggle on] {v. phr.} To hurry up; get going. — Often used as a command. •/ Get a move on, or you will be late. /

[get a raise] {v. phr.} To receive an increment in salary. •/ Because of his good work, Ted got a raise after May 1. /

[get a rise out of] {v. phr.} , {slang} 1. To have some fun with (a person) by making (him) angry; tease. •/ The boys get a rise out of Joe by teasing him about his girl friend. / 2. {vulgar} , {avoidable} To be sexually aroused (said of males) •/ Jim always gets a rise out of watching adult movies. /

[get (all) dolled up]See: DOLL UP.

[get along]or [on in years] {v. phr.} To age; grow old. •/ My father is getting along in years; he will be ninety on his next birthday. /

[get an earful] {v. phr.} , {informal} To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. •/ I asked how Tim and his wife were getting along, and I certainly got an earful. / Contrast: SAY A MOUTHFUL.

[get around] {v.} 1a. To go to different places; move about. •/ Mary’s father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York. / •/ Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches. / 1b. or [get about]To become widely known especially by being talked about. •/ Bad news gets around quickly. / 2a. {informal} To get by a trick or flattery what you want from (someone). •/ Mary knows how to get around her father. / 2b. {informal} To find a way of not obeying or doing; escape from. •/ Some people try to get around the tax laws. / •/ John did not weigh enough to join the Navy, but he got around that; he drank a lot of water before his physical examination. /

[get around to] {v.} To do (something) after putting it off; find time for. •/ Mr. Lee hopes to get around to washing his car next Saturday. /

[get at] {v.} 1. To reach an understanding of; find out the meaning. •/ This book is very hard to get at. / 2. To do harm to. •/ The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary. / Compare: GET BACK AT. 3. To have a chance to do; attend to. •/ I hope I have time to get at my homework tonight. / Compare: GET TO(2). 4. To mean; aim at; hint at. •/ What was Betty getting at when she said she knew our secret? / •/ What the teacher was getting at in this lesson was that it is important to speak correctly. / Syn.: DRIVE AT. Compare: GET ACROSS.

[getaway car] {n. phr.} A vehicle parked near the scene of a crime in which the criminals escape. •/ The police intercepted the getaway car at a major crossroads. /

[get away] {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape. •/ As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom. / •/ Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away. / •/ Mary tried to catch a butterfly, but it got away from her. / •/ The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away. / •/ If Mr. Graham can get away from his store this afternoon, he will take Johnny fishing. / 2. To begin; start. •/ We got away early in the morning on the first day of our vacation. / •/ The race got away to a fast start. / Compare: GET OFF(3), START IN, START OUT.

[get away with] {v.} , {informal} To do (something bad or wrong) without being caught or punished. •/ Some students get away without doing their homework. / See: GET BY(3).

[get away with murder] {v. phr.} , {informal} To do something very bad without being caught or punished. •/ John is scolded if he is late with his homework, but Robert gets away with murder. / •/ Mrs. Smith lets her children get away with murder. /

[get a wiggle on]See: GET A MOVE ON.

[get a word in]or [get a word in edgewise]also [get a word in edgeways] {v. phr.} To find a chance to say something when others are talking. •/ The little boy listened to the older students and finally got in a word. / •/ Mary talked so much that Jack couldn’t get a word in edgewise. /

[get back at] {v.} , {informal} To do something bad to (someone who has done something bad to you) hurt in return. •/ John played a joke on Henry, and next day Henry got back at him. / •/ The elephant waited many years to get back at the man who fed him red pepper. / Syn.: PAY BACK, SETTLE A SCORE, TIT FOR TAT. Compare: GET AT(2), GET EVEN.

[get back on one’s feet] {v. phr.} To once again become financially solvent; regain one’s former status and income, or health. •/ Max got back on his feet soon after his open heart surgery. Tom’s business was ruined due to the inflation, but he got back on his feet again. /

[get behind] {v.} 1. To go too slowly: be late; do something too slowly. •/ The post office got behind in delivering Christmas mail. / Syn.: FALL BEHIND. Contrast: KEEP UP. 2. {informal} To support; help. •/ A club is much better if members get behind their leaders. * /We got behind Mary to be class president./ Compare: BACK OF(3). 3. {informal} To explain; find out the reason for. •/ The police are questioning many people to try and get behind the bank robbery. / Syn.: GET TO THE BOTTOM OF.

[get busy] {v. phr.} To accelerate the pace in one’s activities. •/ We’ve got to get busy if we want to make the deadline. /

[get by] {v.} , {informal} 1. To be able to go past; pass. •/ The cars moved to the curb so that the fire engine could get by. / 2. To satisfy the need or demand. •/ Mary can get by with her old coat this winter. / •/ The janitor does just enough work to get by. / Syn.: GET ALONG(4). 3. Not to be caught and scolded or punished. •/ The soldier thought he could get by with his dirty rifle. / •/ The boy got by without answering the teacher’s question because a visitor came in. / Compare: GET AWAY WITH.

[get carried away with]See: CARRY AWAY.

[get couthed up] {v. phr.} , {slang} To get oneself dressed up neatly and look elegant and presentable. •/ What are you getting all couthed up for? / (This derives from "uncouth" ("outlandish, ill-mannered") by leaving off the prefix "un-".)

[get cracking] {v. phr.} , {slang} , {informal} To hurry up, to start moving fast. (Used mostly as an imperative). •/ Come on, you guys, let’s get cracking! / (Let’s hurry up!) Compare: GET GOING 2.

[get credit for] {v. phr.} To be given points of merit, recognition, or praise for labor or intellectual contribution. •/ Our firm got a lot of credit for developing parts of the space shuttle. / Contrast: GIVE CREDIT FOR.

[get one down] {v. phr.} , {informal} 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. •/ Low grades are getting Helen down. / •/ Three straight losses got the team down. / 2. To swallow; digest. •/ The medicine was so bitter I couldn’t get it down. / 3. To depress a person’s spirit. •/ Working at such an awful job got Mike down. /

[get down cold] {v. phr.} To memorize perfectly. •/ Terry got the text of his speech down cold. /

[get down off your high horse]See: OFF ONE’S HIGH HORSE.

[get down to] {v.} , {informal} To get started on, being on. •/ Joe wasted a lot of time before he got down to work. / •/ Let’s get down to work. / Compare: GET AT(3), GET GOING, GET TO.

[get down to brass tacks]also [get down to cases] {v. phr.} , {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. •/ The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks. / •/ A busy doctor wants his patients to get down to brass tacks. /

[get down to business]or [work] {v. phr.} To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished. •/ Gentlemen, I’m afraid the party is over and we must get down to business. /

[get down to work]See: GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

[get even] {v.} , {informal} 1. To owe nothing. •/ Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even. / 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. •/ Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for tearing up his notebook. / •/ Last April First Mr. Harris got fooled by Joe, and this year he will get even. / Compare: GET BACK AT.

[get going] {v.} , {informal} 1. To excite; stir up and make angry. •/ The boys' teasing gets John going. / •/ Talking about her freckles gets Mary going. / 2. or {Chiefly British} [get cracking]To begin to move; get started. •/ The teacher told Walter to get going on his history lesson. / •/ The foreman told the workmen to get cracking. / •/ Let’s get going. It’s almost supper time. / Compare: GET DOWN TO, STEP LIVELY.

[get gray hair]or [get gray] {v. phr.} , {informal} To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. — Often used with "over". •/ "If John doesn’t join the team, I won’t get gray hair over it," the coach said. / •/ Naughty children are why mothers get gray. / Compare: GIVE GRAY HAIR.

[get his or hers] {v. phr.} To receive one’s proper reward or punishment. •/ Tim will get his when his wife finds out that he’s been seeing other women. /

[get hitched] {v. phr.} To get married. •/ After a long period of dating, Fred and Mary finally got hitched. /

[get hold of] {v.} 1. To get possession of. •/ Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves. / 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. •/ Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer. /

[get in] {v. phr.} 1. To be admitted. •/ Andy wants to go to medical school but his grades aren’t good enough for him to get in. / 2. To arrive. •/ What time does the plane from New York get in? / 3. To enter. •/ "Get in the car, and let’s go," Tom said in a hurry. / 4. To put in stock; receive. •/ The store just got in a new shipment of shoes from China. /