Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)

[get a fix] or [give a fix] <v. phr.>, <slang>, <drug culture> To provide (someone) with an injection of narcotics. * /The neighborhood pusher gave Joe a fix./ Contrast: GET A FIX ON.

[get a fix on] <v. phr.>, <informal> Receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means, as by radar or sonar. * /Can you get a fix on the submarine?/ Contrast: GET A FIX.

[get a grip on] <v. phr.> To take firm control of something. * /If Tim wants to keep his job, he had better get a grip on himself and start working harder./ Contrast: LOSE ONE'S GRIP.

[get a head start on] <v. phr.> To receive preliminary help or instruction in a particular subject so that the recipient is in a favorable position compared to his or her peers. * /At our school, children get a head start on their reading ability thanks to a special program./

[get a kick out of] <v. phr.> To be greatly thrilled; derive pleasure from. * /Tom and Many get a kick out of playing four hands on the piano./

[get a line on] <v. phr.> To receive special, sometimes even confidential information about something. * /Before Bill accepted his new position, he got a line on how the business was being run./

[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.