Идиомы на букву G

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  • get time off
    получить отпуск
    I'd like to get time off in September.
  • 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 to do (something)
    получать возможность сделать что-либо
    The children didn't get to visit their aunt in Chicago last summer.
  • get to first base
    удаваться, удачно начинать
    Alison hoped to have met her English instructor, but she couldn't get to first base.
  • get to one's feet
    встать
    The students got to their feet at the end of the lecture.
  • get to the bottom of (something)
    дойти до сути чего-либо
    "I'd like to get to the bottom of the matter all by myself," Cora said.
  • 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 to the root of the problem
    дойти до основания (сути) проблемы
    Stuart was determined to get to the root of the problem about the funds.
  • get tough with (someone)
    стать строгим с кем-либо
    It's time the teachers got tough with the latecomers.
  • get two/three strikes against someone
    оказаться в невыгодном положении, быть предупреждённым о промахах
    Felicity often has problems at work; she now has two strikes against her. I am afraid she might be fired if there are any more problems.
  • get under (someone's) skin
    надоедать или расстраивать кого-либо
    Lora is a bit of a busybody and it gets under my skin.
  • get under one's skin
    надоедать или расстраивать
    Lora is a bit of a busybody and it gets under my skin.
  • get under way
    начинаться
    The jazz concert got under way early that evening.
  • get up
    вставать (утром); вставать на ноги
    Pamela got up early that morning.
  • get up enough nerve (to do something)
    набраться достаточно храбрости, чтобы сделать что-либо
    At last Tamara got up enough nerve to ask her boss about a promotion.
  • get up on the wrong side of the bed
    встать с левой ноги, быть в плохом настроении
    "You must have got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning that's why you are in a bad mood."
  • get up the nerve to (do something)
    расхрабриться, чтобы сделать что-либо
    Nancy got up the nerve to ask her father to let her take his car.
  • get used to (someone or something)
    привыкнуть
    I can never get used to getting up early.
  • get what's coming to one
    получить, что заслуживаешь
    Tom Sanders was involved in a car fraud and got what was coming to him.
  • get wind of (something)
    услышать о чем-либо
    The students got wind of the changes in the timetable from the secretary.
  • 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.
  • get with it
    быть внимательным; заняться делом
    The traffic policeman told the driver to get with it or he might meet with an accident.
  • get worked up about/over (something)
    разволноваться из-за чего-либо
    My brother always gets worked up when I use his cell phone without his permission.
  • get-go
    начало
    The get-go of the performance was not so bad.
  • get-up-and-go
    энергия, энтузиазм
    My aunt, who is about eighty, still has lots of get-up-and-go.
  • get/gain/have the upper hand (on someone)
    получить право контролировать кого-либо
    Now that Mike became the chief executive, he has the upper hand on all the employees of the company.
  • get/have a frog in one's throat
    болезненное ощущение в горле (из-за простуды) поэтому трудно говорить
    Jane has got such a terrible frog in her throat that she cannot say a word.
  • 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.
  • get/have gray hair
    поседеть
    Ms. Pottly is constantly worried about her son; she is getting gray hair from all the stress.
  • get/have the green light
    получить добро, получить зелёный свет
    They got the green light to begin working at their project.
  • getup
    модное платье или костюм
    "What was that strange getup that your girl friend was wearing to the party?"
  • ghost of a chance
    очень небольшой шанс (один из тысячи)
    I don't have a ghost of a chance to get in touch with my dentist today.
  • GI
    Government Issue - казённый, прозвище солдат в американской армии
    GI is the nickname of an American soldier.
  • gift of the gab
    бойкость речи, дар красноречия ("язык хорошо подвешен")
    He had the gift of the gab and it attracted women to him.
  • gird up one's loins
    собраться с силами (для выполнения трудной работы)
    Sara got ready to gird up her loins and begin to read for her Math exam.