G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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[get off one's tail] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To get busy, to start working.
OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!
[get off on the wrong foot] {v. phr.}
To make a bad start; begin with a mistake.
Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn't like it.
[get off the ground] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make a successful beginning; get a good start; go ahead; make progress.
Our plans for a party didn't get off the ground because no one could come.
[get off to a flying] or [running start] {v. phr.}
To have a promising or successful beginning.
Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got nothing but A's.
[get on] or [get onto] {v.}, {informal}
1. To speak to (someone) roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold.
Mrs. Thompson got on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean.
* /The fans got on the new shortstop after he made several […]
[get one's back up] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To become or make angry or stubborn.
Fred got his back up when I said he was wrong.
Our criticisms of his actions just got his hack up.
[get one's brains fried] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially}
1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time.
Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long — they'll get their brains fried.
2. To […]
[get one's dander up] or [get one's Irish up] {v. phr.}
To become or make angry.
The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store.
The children get the teacher's dander up when they make a lot of noise.
Compare: [BLOW A FUSE].