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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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get ahead of oneselfTo focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.Rate it:

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get aroundTo be sexually promiscuous.Rate it:

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get changedTo change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).Rate it:

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get out of jail free cardsomething that will relieve an undesired situationRate it:

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get somebody's goatTo annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense.Rate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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get thee behind meDo not tempt or torment me; I reject you, your statements, or your beliefs.Rate it:

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you can't always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate it:

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get a lifeUsed sarcastically to tell someone who keeps meddling in other people's business, or gossiping about others, to stop obsessing over other people's lives and to concentrate on themselves and do something useful.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo make a memorable impression or have a strong effect on someone; to impact someone's feelings.Rate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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don't get someone startedUsed to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.Rate it:

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getLineage.Rate it:

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get down to bizfocus, concentrate, think hard.Rate it:

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get in someone's hairTo annoy someone.Rate it:

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get itTo realize or understand why a joke is funny.Rate it:

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get on somebody's nervesTo annoy or irritate; to bother.Rate it:

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get the lead outto go faster; to hurry upRate it:

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get under someone's skinTo irritate someone.Rate it:

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go along to get alongTo conform in order to have acceptance and security.Rate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's go; let's get this done; let's start more intense action.Rate it:

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put him in to get him outAn election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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get wellTo recover from an illness or injury.Rate it:

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five will get you tenI strongly believe.Rate it:

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get busyHave sex.Rate it:

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get out of here!An exclamation of disbelief.Rate it:

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get downTo record in writing.Rate it:

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get it onTo have sex.Rate it:

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get laidTo have sex.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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get throughTo overcome; to endure.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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if you lie with dogs you will get fleasIt is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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get intoTo reach into an object.Rate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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Get Off the HookTo liberate yourself from a repulsive or unpleasant obligation, to avoid a punishmentRate it:

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get onTo board or mount, especially a vehicle.Rate it:

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get the chopTo be dismissed from employment.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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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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shit or get off the potTo choose between taking action now, or foregoing the opportunity until a later date.Rate it:

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try to get on first!An encouraging expression to others to attempt a seemingly impossible task. The leader asks the crew to give it their best and try the "baseball theme".Rate it:

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