get hot • get it hot get hot—1. begin feeling hot: I would get up and run on the spot. Even when I got hot I continued because I was never so cold in my life. 2. become busy or hectic: Things always get hot around here toward the end of the month. get it hot—(coll.) be punished or scolded severely: He’ll get it hot when his mother finds out that he has broken her new vase. get hot and bothered • get hot under the collar get hot and bothered —(coll.) get excited or nervous: The logical conclusion is that there’s no reason to get hot and both - ered about a demographic threat. get hot under the collar —(coll.) get angry, resentful, or indig- nant: There’s no need to get hot under the collar at Susie’s remarks—she didn’t mean to offend you. get in a word • put in a word get in a word—(also: get a word in) succeed in saying smth. when other people are talking ignoring you: We two plunged into a conversation into which Roger could not get in a word : in fact we forgot all about him. Cf.: get in a word edgewise— used as an emphatic variant of the former: My men at once sat down and held a council of war, in which I could not get in a word edgewise . put in a word—(also: put a word in) 1. contribute an utter- ance to a conversation: I want to put in a word about that, because they are doing extremely important work…. 2. speak in support of smb.; recommend a person: I’d like to put in a word for someone who has proved to be a tireless proponent of uncompromising, dazzling music. get in the way of something • get into the way of something get in the way of something —hinder or interfere with smth.: I’m afraid that our preoccupation with the difficulty of riding rather got in the way of our enjoyment. get into the way of something—1. acquire the habit of doing smth.: Once I got into the way of it, we spent the afternoon riding the horses down to the beach. 2. = get in the way of something: My suspicion is that your negative beliefs about yourself have got into the way of finding a suitable job. get in touch with someone • put the touch on someone get in touch with someone—get into contact with a person: “Why not get in touch with your lawyer?” “Not on your life! It would be a tacit admission of my guilt.” put the touch on someone—(U.S. sl.) try to get money from a person: Bill put the touch on me yesterday, but I told him to drop dead. get into a temper • get out of temper get into a temper —(also: fly into a temper) become angry: When he gets into a temper we try to diffuse it with laughter or I just sit and hug him. get out of temper — = get into a temper: He soon gets out of temper if things do not go as he would like them to. get into bed with someone • go to bed with someone get into bed with someone—(also: jump into bed with someone) 1. (euph.) have sex with a person: Most of the time they just want to get into bed with someone as soon as possible. 2. become closely involved with a person or group: They got into bed with Peugeot precisely because they have superior design expertise. go to bed with someone— = get into bed with someone 1: I didn’t want to go to bed with him, but I wanted him to know how much I loved and appreciated him. get into full swing • get into the swing of things get into full swing —(of an activity) become most vigorous or energetic: In the summer months, things really get into full swing around here. get into the swing of things—adapt to an environment or activity: It’s been difficult for me to get into the swing of things since my vacation. get into hot water • pour cold water on someone get into hot water—get into difficulty or trouble: Mayor Rances could get into hot water if government state prosecu- tors make good their threat. pour cold water on someone—(also: throw cold water on some- one) discourage a person; curb smb.’s enthusiasm: I could sense that he said it with care and honesty, not deliberately to pour cold water on me or my idea. Cf.: be a cold shower to some- one—said of a surprisingly chilly reception, reaction, or response: The small voter turnout was a cold shower to the League of Women Voters. get into one’s stride • take something in one’s stride get into one’s stride—start getting comfortable with an activ- ity: It may take Helen a long time to do the job now, but she’ll work much faster when she has got into her stride . take something in one’s stride—accept things calmly without getting excited: John took the news of his transfer abroad in his stride and did not let it affect his work in any way. get into someone’s skin • get under someone’s skin get into someone’s skin—(coll.) come to a complete under- standing of smb.’s inner nature (impersonating a character, etc.): In the church scene, Miss Rehan won her audience … but she never really “got into the skin ” of Beatrice. get under someone’s skin—(coll.) 1. bother or irritate a person: John is so annoying at times. He really gets under my skin . 2. affect a person so that he becomes very interested in smth.: After a slow start, the play gets under your skin because of its sympathy with the frustrations of small town life. 3. = get into someone’s skin: I think you are interested in—character, shall we say? To get under the skin , as it were, of your criminal. get it into one’s head • take it into one’s head get it into one’s head—1. realize the significance of smth.: I wish you would get it into your head , once and for all, that I’m not made of money. 2. start to imagine or believe smth. without sufficient grounds: Somehow he got it into his head that everyone was blaming him. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase get it through one’s head—figure out smth.; begin to understand smth.: I never could get it through my head how a car engine works. take it into one’s head—1. = get it into one’s head 2: Somehow he’d taken it into his head that his wife was trying to poison him. 2. decide to do smth.: If I should take it into my head to tell what I had heard, tremendous mischief could result. get it off • get it off one’s chest get it off—(sl.) achieve sexual satisfaction: The entire crew of the yacht came ashore to get it off . get it off one’s chest—relieve one’s mind by telling about one’s problems, etc.: It’s about time we long-suffering Northerners got it off our chest . get it off with someone • get off with someone get it off with someone—(sl.) have sex with a person (also: – 133 – get it off with someone