G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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Contents of G:
[goldfish bowl] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time.
Washington Society is a goldfish bowl.
2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an […]
[golf widow] {n.}, {informal}
A woman whose husband is often away from home playing golf.
Mrs. Thompson didn't like being a golf widow.
[go legit] {v. phr.}
To start practicing a legitimate business after having been operating outside of the law.
"The old days are over," the crime boss said to his friends. "We are going legit as of right now."
[go like clockwork] or [go off like clockwork] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To run smoothly and regularly like the workings of a clock; go smoothly and without difficulty; go on time or as planned.
The car's motor went like clockwork after Bob fixed it.
* […]
[go native] {v. phr.}
To behave like a native (said of European Americans in tropical countries).
Mainlanders often go native in Hawaii.
[gone goose] also [gone gosling] {n.}, {slang}
A person for whom there is no hope.
Herbert's grades have been so low that he is a gone goose for the year.
The man was a gone gosling when a policeman caught him breaking the store window.
[gone with the wind] {adj. phr.}
Gone forever; past; vanished.
All the Indians who used to live here are gone with the wind.
Joe knew that his chance to get an "A" was gone with the wind when he saw how hard the test was.
Compare: [DOWN THE […]
[good]
See:
[AS GOOD AS],
[AS GOOD AS ONE GETS],
[BUT GOOD],
[DO ONE GOOD],
[FOR GOOD],
[FOR GOOD MEASURE],
[GET THE GOODS ON],
[HOLD GOOD],
[IN GOOD],
[IN GOOD FAITH],
[IN GOOD TIME],
[IN ONE'S GOOD GRACES],
[IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS […]
[good and ---] {adv.}, {informal}
Very; completely.
John's father was good and mad when John came home late.
Jack knew good and well that Tom had thrown the snowball at him.
I pushed Bill good and hard.
* /Susan wouldn't come out till […]