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[get out in the open]See: OUT IN THE OPEN.

[get out of] {v. phr.} 1. To be excused from; avoid. •/ He got out of jury duty because of his illness. / 2. To gain from; extract from. •/ Tom complained that he didn’t get anything out of the course on grammar. /

[get out of the way]See: OUT OF THE WAY.

[get out of hand]See: OUT OF HAND, OUT OF CONTROL.

[get over] {v.} 1. To finish. •/ Tom worked fast to get his lesson over. / 2. To pass over. •/ It was hard to get over the muddy road. / 3. To get well from; recover from. •/ The man returned to work after he got over his illness. / 4. To accept or forget (a sorrow or suprise.) •/ It is hard to get over the death of a member of your family. / •/ We could not get over the speed of Mary’s recovery from pneumonia. /

[get rattled] {v. phr.} To become confused, overexcited, or nervous. •/ The thief got so rattled when he saw the police following him that he drove his car into a ditch. /

[get rid of]See: RID OF.

[get set] {v. phr.} To get ready to start. •/ The runners got set. / •/ The seniors are getting set for the commencement. /

[get short shrift]See: SHORT SHRIFT.

[get something out of one’s system] {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one’s body. •/ John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system. / 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an unwanted preoccupation. •/ Ted bought a new cabin cruiser that he’d been wanting for a long time, and he says he is glad that he’s finally got it out of his system. /

[get something over with]See: OVER WITH(1).

[get something straight] {v. phr.} To clearly comprehend an issue. •/ "Let me get this straight," Burt said. "You want $85,000 for this miserable shack?" /

[get stoned] {v. phr.} , {slang} To become very drunk or high on some drug. •/ Poor Fred was so stoned that Tom had to carry him up the stairs. / Compare: THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

[get straight]See: GO STRAIGHT, GO LEGIT.

[get stuck] {v. phr.} 1. To be victimized; be cheated. •/ The Smiths sure got stuck when they bought that secondhand car; it broke down just two days after they got it. / 2. To become entrapped or embroiled in a physical, emotional, or social obstacle so as to be unable to free oneself. •/ Last winter our car got stuck in the snow and we had to walk home. / •/ Poor Jeff is stuck in a terrible job. / •/ Tom and Jane are stuck in a bad marriage. /

[get (all) the breaks] {v. phr.} To be fortunate; have luck. •/ That fellow gets all the breaks! He’s been working here only six months, and he’s already been promoted to vice president! /

[get the air]See: GET THE BOUNCE(1).

[get the ax] {v. phr.} , {slang} 1. To be fired from a job. •/ Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday. / 2. To be dismissed from school for improper conduct, such as cheating. •/ Joe got caught cheating on his final exam and he got the ax. / 3. To have a quarrel with one’s sweetheart or steady ending in a termination of the relationship. •/ Joe got the ax from Betsie — they won’t see each other again. /

[get the ball rolling]or [set the ball rolling]or [start the ball rolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. •/ George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke. / Compare: KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.

[get the better of]or [get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. •/ Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. / •/ George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. / •/ When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get the better of his good sense and hit the boy back. / •/ Dave wanted to study till midnight, but sleepiness got the best of him. / Compare: RUN AWAY WITH(1). 2. or [have the best of]or [have the better of]To win or be ahead in (something); gain most from (something.) •/ Bill traded an old bicycle tire for a horn; he got the best of that deal. / •/ Our team had the best of it today, but they may lose the game tomorrow. / •/ The champion had all the better of it in the last part of the fight. / Contrast: GET THE WORST OF.

[get the boot]or [the gate]or [the sack]See: GET THE AXE.

[get the bounce]or [get the gate] {v. phr.} , {slang} 1. or [get the air]To lose one’s sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. •/ Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl. / •/ Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went out with other boys while he was away. / 2. or [get the sack]also [get the hook]To be fired; lose a job. •/ Uncle Willie can’t keep a job; he got the sack today for sleeping on the job. / •/ You’re likely to get the bounce if you are absent from work too much. / Contrast: GIVE THE BOUNCE.

[get the brush-off] {v. phr.} , {slang} 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. •/ My idea for a party got the brush-off from the other children. / 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. •/ Frank and Jane had an argument, so the next time he telephoned her, he got the brush-off. / Compare: COLD SHOULDER, HIGH-HAT. Contrast: BRUSH OFF.

[get the cart before the horse]See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

[get the eye] {v. phr.} , {informal} 1. To be looked at, especially with interest and liking. •/ The pretty girl got the eye as she walked past the boys on the street corner. / 2. To be looked at or stared at, especially in a cold, unfriendly way. •/ When Mary asked if she could take home the fur coat and pay later, she got the eye from the clerk. / Contrast: GIVE THE EYE.

[get the feel of] {v. phr.} To become used to or learn about, especially by feeling or handling; get used to the experience or feeling of; get skill in. •/ John had never driven a big car, and it took a while for him to get the feel of it. / •/ You’ll get the feel of the job after you’ve been there a few weeks. /

[get the go-ahead]or [the green light] {v. phr.} To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. •/ We had to wait until we got the go-ahead on our research project. /

[get the goods on]or [have the goods on] {v. phr.} , {slang} To find out true and, often, bad information about; discover what is wrong with; be able to prove the guilt of. •/ Tell the truth, Johnny. We know who your girl is because we’ve got the goods on you. / •/ The police had the goods on the burglar before he came to trial. / Compare: HAVE SOMETHING ON.

[get the hook]See: GET THE BOUNCE(2).

[get the inside track]See: INSIDE TRACK.

[get the jitters] {v. phr.} To become very nervous or excited. •/ I always get the jitters when I sit in an airplane that’s about to take off. /

[get the jump on]or [have the jump on] {v. phr.} , {slang} To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. •/ Don’t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race. / •/ Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes of play, and held the lead to win. /

[get the last laugh]See: HAVE THE LAST LAUGH.

[get the lead out of one’s pants] {v. phr.} , {slang} To get busy; work faster. •/ The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants. / •/ The coach told the players to get the lead out of their pants. /

[get the lowdown on] {v. phr.} To receive the full inside information on a person or thing. •/ We need to get the lowdown on Peter before we can decide whether or not to hire him. /

[get the message]or [get the word] {v. phr.} , {slang} To understand clearly what is meant. •/ The principal talked to the students about being on time, and most of them got the message. / •/ Mary hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up, but he didn’t gel the message. / Compare: THE PICTURE.

[get the picture]See: THE PICTURE.

[get the runaround]See: RUN AROUND.

[get the sack] {v. phr.} , {slang} 1. To be fired or dismissed from work. •/ John got the sack at the factory last week. / 2. To be told by one’s lover that the relationship is over. •/ Joanna gave Sam the sack. / See: GET THE AX and GET THE BOUNCE(2).

[get the show on the road] {v. phr.} , {informal} To start a program; get work started. •/ It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road. / Compare: GET THE BALL ROLLING.

[get the third degree]See: THIRD DEGREE.

[get the upper hand on]See: UPPER HAND.

[get the word]See: GET THE MESSAGE.

[get the works]See: THE WORKS.

[get the worst of]also [have the worst of] {v. phr.} To lose; be defeated or beaten in; suffer most. •/ Joe got the worst of the argument with Molly. / — Often used in the phrase "the worst of it". •/ If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it. / •/ Bill had the worst of it in his race with Al. / •/ Jack traded his knife for a few marbles; he got the worst of it in that trade. / •/ The driver of the car got the worst of it in the accident. / Contrast: GET THE BETTER OF(2).

[get through] {v. phr.} 1. To finish. •/ Barry got through his homework by late evening. / 2. To pass a course or an examination. •/ I got through every one of my courses except mathematics. /

[get through one’s head] {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. •/ Jack couldn’t get it through his head that his father wouldn’t let him go to camp if his grades didn’t improve. / •/ At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test. / 2. To make someone understand or believe. •/ I’ll get it through his head if it takes all night. /

[get through to] {v.} To be understood by; make (someone) understand. •/ The little boy could not get through to his housemother. / •/ Deaf people sometimes find it hard to get through to strangers. / •/ When the rich boy’s father lost his money, it took a long time for the idea to get through to him that he’d have to work and support himself. /