get a handle on something (fly off the handle) get a head start (get a start) get a kick in the teeth (get a kick) get a lift (get a raise) get a load on (get a load of some- thing ) get a rise (get a raise) get a rush on something (get a rush from something) get a ticket (get one’s ticket) get across someone (come across some- one) get an even break (break even) get an eyeball on someone (eyeball someone) get around to something (get around something ) get away from it all (end it all) get away with it (get on with it) get back to someone (get back at some- one) get by with something (get by on some- thing ) get caught up on something (get caught doing something ) get credit (gain credit) get full marks in something (get full marks for something ) get hot under the collar (get hot and bothered) get into a blue (come out of the blue) get into the swing of things (get into full swing ) get into the way of something (get in the way something) get it (buy it) get it hot (get hot) get it off one’s chest (get it off ) get it through one’s head (get it into one’s head) get knotted (get tied up) get life (get a life) get off one’s soap box (get off one’s high horse) get off with someone (get it off with someone) get off with you (get it off with some- one) get on one’s bike (get off one’s bike) get on one’s horse (get on one’s high horse) get on the move (get a move on) get on top of something (come on top of something ) get on towards something (get on to something ) get on with someone (get it on with someone) get one’s act together (get it together) get one’s breath again (catch one’s breath) get one’s call (get a call) get one’s feet wet (dip one’s toes in the water) get one’s head around something (get around something ) get one’s head together (knock heads together) get one’s hooks into someone (hook someone up) get one’s lines crossed (cross the finish line) get one’s nuts off (be off one’s nut) get one’s picture of something (get one’s picture in something) get one’s start (get a start) get one’s ticket punched (get one’s ticket) get out of bed with the wrong foot foremost (get off on the wrong foot) get out of hand (come to hand) get out of temper (get into a temper) get round to something (get round something ) get some shut-eye (shut one’s eyes) get someone covered (cover for some- one) get someone off the hook (get someone off ) get someone on his feet (carry someone off his feet) get someone started (give someone a head start) get someone through (get through to someone) get someone wrong (get someone in wrong ) get someone’s point (get one’s point across) get something off the ground (bring something to the ground) get something over (get over some- thing ) get something through (get through something ) get stars in one’s eyes (see stars) get stuck in (get stuck) get stuck into something (get stuck in something ) get stuck on something (get stuck for something ) get stuck with something (get stuck for something ) get the bird (get a duck) get the blues (get one’s blue) get the chair (take a chair) get the goods (deliver the goods) get the hook (be hooked) get the horrors (get the dry horrors) get the pip (get one’s second pip) get the point (get a point) get the rush (get the bum’s rush) get the wrong end of the stick (get the short end of the stick) get through to something (get through something ) get through with someone (get through to someone) get through with something (get through something ) get tied up in knots (get tied up) get to first base (get off base) get to grips with something (get a grip on something) get to someone (get onto someone) get to the bottom of the barrel (get to the bottom of something) get to the point (get to a point) get under someone’s skin (get into someone’s skin) get-up-and-go (get-go) get up steam (get steamed up) get wind (get one’s wind) get wind of something (get the wind of something ) get with it (get on with it) get your buns over here (bun is in the oven, the) ghost in the machine (deus ex machina) ghost train (ghost ship) GI Jane (GI bride) gin palace (gin house) Girl Guider (Girl Guide) girlie-boy (girl-boy) give a hint (drop a hint) give away the farm (buy the farm) give color to something (add color to something ) give it hot to someone (get the hots for someone) give it some stick (give someone stick) give it the gun (give it a shot) give it to someone straight (give it to someone) give me a break (give someone a break) give mouth (give it mouth) give one’s hand to someone (give one’s arm to someone) give one’s heart to someone (give heart to someone) give one’s life to something (give one’s life for something) ) give one’s name to something (give a name to something ) give or take (give and take) give promise (give a promise) give shape to something (get something into shape) give someone a black look (give some- one a black eye) give someone a fair shake (give some- one a shake) give someone a foot in the door (give someone a foot up) give someone a free hand (give someone a hand) give someone a good hand (give some- one a glad hand) give someone a jump (get the jump on someone) give someone a kickback (give someone the kick) give someone a leg up (give someone a foot up) give someone a nice time (give some- one a hard time) give someone a pat on the shoulder (give someone a pat on the back) give someone a rise (give someone a lift) give someone a rough ride (take a sleigh ride) give someone a run for his money (give someone a run) give someone a shake-up (give someone a shake-down) – 351 – Phrase Index