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  • go to bat for someone
    помочь, поддержать кого-либо
    "I'd like you to go to bat for me during my exams."
  • give (someone) a head start
    дать кому-либо фору; рывок вперёд на старте
    They gave him a head start in the orientiring contest.
  • goof off
    слоняться без дела, "филонить"
    Rick came at six, goofed off for an hour and then left.
  • get through (something)
    справиться с чем-либо, выдержать (экзамен)
    Dana though not hungry got through dinner quickly.
  • get a raise
    получить повышение заработной платы
    Jack works hard and hopes to get a raise in his new job.
  • go to one's head
    вызывать головокружение
    Robert seemed to have had too much whiskey because the drink went to his head.
  • 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.
  • get in on the ground floor
    начать с начала (в надежде на будущий успех)
    "If I were you, I would get in on the ground floor of your new job."
  • get the ax
    быть уволенным, "вылетить с работы"
    Henry got the ax because he had spoken rudely to his boss.
  • go whole hog
    делать всё возможное
    They went whole hog in their effort to make sure that the contest would be a success.
  • get an earful
    выслушивать критику, жалобы
    The dean often gets an earful when he asks the students if they have any complaints.
  • get at (something)
    иметь в виду
    "What were you getting at when you said this?"
  • get a run for one's money
    получить всё сполна за свои деньги; получить то, что заслуживаешь
    David got a run for his money when he decided to take part in car races.
  • go back on one's word
    нарушить обещание
    My friend went back on his word, and I don't trust him now.
  • get hold of (something)
    приобрести что-либо
    "I hear you have got hold of a beautiful car."
  • get the boot
    уволить, выгнать
    The man got the boot from the cafe because he had drunk too much.
  • get a raw deal
    несправедливое или плохое обращение
    Angie got a raw deal from her stepfather.
  • go through the roof
    взлететь (о ценах)
    The price of old houses suddenly went through the roof.
  • give (something) a shot
    попытаться делать что-либо, начать что-либо
    I am going to give tennis a shot.
  • go under the knife
    пойти на хирургическую операцию, "лечь под нож"
    Henry went under the knife and survived the operation.
  • get out of bed on the wrong side
    встать с левой ноги, быть в плохом настроении
    Jim hasn't spoken to any of us all day; he must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side.
  • get mad at (someone or something)
    сильно злиться на кого-либо/ чего-либо
    My hair dryer wouldn't work and I got mad at it.
  • go with (something)
    подходить к чему-либо, гармонировать с чем-либо
    I thought the music went well with the film.
  • get behind
    отставать
    I was afraid that I might get behind with my work.
  • go to bed with the chickens
    рано ложиться спать
    When I stayed with my grandparents, I had to go to bed with the chickens.
  • go with the flow
    делать то, что делают другие; "плыть по течению"
    When Sam was young, he preferred to go with the flow and did what others told him to do.
  • get the better of (someone)
    преодолеть, справиться; получить преимущество над кем-либо, победить
    Sam was trying to get the better of the stupor that had come over him.
  • go against the grain
    идти против природы или склонности к чему-либо
    "Your unfriendly attitude goes against the grain of good manners."
  • get the picture
    полностью понять ситуацию
    When Fisher arrived at the scene of the crime, he immediately got the picture of what had happened.
  • good together
    хорошо ладить друг с другом, никогда не ссориться
    Max and Gina are very good together; I for one have never seen them quarrel.
  • give (someone) the red-carpet treatment
    оказать почётный приём
    The US President was given the red-carpet treatment during his visit to France.
  • go off the deep end
    выйти из себя, потерять самообладание
    She went off the deep end when she heard silly rumours about her private life.
  • get carried away
    быть захваченным эмоциями или энтузиазмом
    Anna got carried away and cleaned the whole house.
  • get (something) over with
    покончить с чем-либо
    Joe was anxious to get his task over with.
  • get back at (someone)
    отомстить
    Mark has let me down, and I want to get back at him.