| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Get a bang / charge / kick out of | To receive great pleasure from someone or something; enjoy greatly | I get a bang out of my new video game. It's really fun. |
| Get (someone's) drift | To understand what someone has said or implied | Can you explain it again, please? I don't get your drift. |
| Get a fix on | To understand something | Listen well and you will get a fix on it. |
| Get a grip (on yourself) | To control your emotions and remain calm | As a teacher, you have to get a grip on yourself. |
| Get a grip / handle (on something) | To understand how to deal with something | With his experience, I'm sure he will always get a grip on any possible problem. |
| Get a life | To have fun; to do something different | When we are bored, we often spend an evening out and get a life. |
| Get a life! | Find something more important / interesting to do or say! | How could you say that stupid thing? Get a life! |
| Get a line on | To get information about someone or do something | You need to read the manual and get a line on how to solve the problem. |
| Get a load off one's mind | To relieve one's mind of a problem or a worry | I was relieved. The good news got the load off my mind. |
| Get a load of someone or something | To get a good look at someone or something (that is very surprising or attractive) | Get a load of Alya. I can hardly recognize her in that dress. |
| Get a toehold | To get a position to begin an activity or effort | It took the business approximately 2 years to get a toehold in our city. |
| Get away with | To escape the consequences of (a blameworthy act) | Don't be silly. No one can get away with crimes. |
| To get down on someone | To criticize someone | During the meeting, she got down on me about the plan. |
| Get down to something / business / work | To start doing something seriously | Stop talking. It's time to get down to work. |
| Get face | To be taken seriously | It's usual that young people seldom get face. |
| Get in one's face | To annoy or provoke someone | Don't get in my face. I have work to do. |
| Get in one's hair | To annoy someone, especially by being near them for a long period | With the kids getting in my hair, I wasn't able to finish the proposal. |
| To get in on the act | To become involved in something interesting | It's time for you to get in on the act. Do your best. |
| Get / go into a huddle | To form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly | There's no need to get into a huddle. We'd better talk to the boss about it. |
| Get in the swing of things | to become more social and up-to-date. | It seemed difficult for him to get in the swing of things since his wife passed away. |
| Get into (off on) something | To enjoy something greatly | My son seems to get off on his new computer game. |
| Get just deserts / lumps | To get what one deserves | If you treat others badly, you'll get your just deserts. |
| Get knotted! / Get lost! | Something you say when you feel annoyed and want someone to go away | You have really got on my face. Now, get lost! |
| Get nose out of joint | to resent that one has been slighted, neglected, or insulted. | Cheer up. Don't get your nose out of joint easily. He didn't mean that. |
| Get off one's case | to stop criticizing and annoying someone | Get off my case! Don't you have another thing to do? |
| Get (down) off one's high horse | to become humble; to be less haughty. | He is the kind of a leader who always gets off his high horse. |
| Get on soapbox | To express strong opinions, especially about something boring | Somehow I often miss those times when my father would start getting on his soapbox about teenagers. |
| Get out with life | To survive a serious incident or accident | The crash was fatal, but I was lucky enough to get out with my life. |
| Get one's teeth into | To start to do something (with dedication) | You need to get your teeth into it or you won't finish on time. |
| Get one's goat | To annoy or bother someone | Tini was sent out. I think she really got our teacher's goat. |
| Get sea legs | To get used to a new situation | It always takes time for a shy girl like her to get sea legs. |
| Get short shrift | To get little attention | It's usual that schools in rural areas get short shrift from the government. |
| Get the goods on someone | To get incriminating evidence against someone | She won't get away with it once I get the goods on her. |
| Get some weight off feet | To sit down | I'm tired of standing. I wish we had a place to get some weight off our feet. |
| Get the axe | To lose a job; to stop working | When he got the axe, he didn't give up and started his own business. |
| Get the hang of | To succeed in learning how to do something after practising it | How long did it take you to get the hang of driving? |
| Get the kinks out | To be chosen | She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad. |
| Get the nod | To be chosen | She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad. |
| Get under skin | To annoy or irritate someone | Boy students are often annoying, but don't let them get under your skin |
September 17, 2011
English Idioms and Expressions With 'GET'
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