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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

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give or takeApproximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.Rate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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give some skinTo greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.Rate it:

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gladium alicui in pectus infigereto plunge one's sword in some one's breast.Rate it:

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global harmingUsed mostly for things that are harmful to the world on a wholeRate it:

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gnarly stuffSome very bad or difficult stuff.Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two things, to be closely related or to go together well; see hand in hand.Rate it:

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go to workTo begin performing some task or work.Rate it:

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go togetherOf two or more things, to correspond or fit wellRate it:

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god helps those who help themselvesFortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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gongoozleTo observe things idly.Rate it:

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good jeux jeuxGood luck or good things seem to be happening. Or an item or gift may be good jeux jeuxRate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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good to goReady for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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gratiam inire apud aliquem, ab aliquo (cf. sect. V. 12)to gain some one's favour.Rate it:

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ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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grow some ballsTo act in a mature way to a given situation or problem.Rate it:

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gum upTo cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.Rate it:

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habitare in domo alicuius, apud aliquem (Acad. 2. 36. 115)to live in some one's house.Rate it:

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haec ex eodem fonte fluunt, manantthese things have the same origin.Rate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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have it both waysTo have two things which are mutually incompatible.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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have one's head up one's assTo be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryTo have more important things to do.Rate it:

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he turned out to be a total fronzInability to understand even the simplest of thingsRate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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heads will rollSome people will be fired for incompetence.Rate it:

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hear thingsTo have auditory hallucinations.Rate it:

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here today, gone tomorrowRefers to things that come then go quickly because they seem to be here one day then gone the next dayRate it:

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heredem esse alicuito be some one's heir.Rate it:

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hereditate aliquid relictum est ab aliquosomething has been left as a legacy by some one.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:

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historical figureA person who lived long ago, usually of some historical note or importance.Rate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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hit a rough patchWhen things are going smoothly for a time, and then a tough time begins.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixBe affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.Rate it:

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hoc in sapientem non caditit is incompatible with the nature of a wise man; the wise are superior to such things.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellareto speak of some one respectfully.Rate it:

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how do you doa greeting used meeting somebody. Alternatives are pleased to meet you and nice to meet you. Often not actually meant as a question.Rate it:

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