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get downTo duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.Rate it:

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get offTo stop touching or interfering with something or someone.Rate it:

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get off the dimetake some action; make progressRate it:

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get off withTo befriend someone and snog them, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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get one's feet wetTo begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.Rate it:

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get one's freak onTo go crazy; to freak out.Rate it:

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get ontoTo scold someone.Rate it:

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get ontoTo introduce someone to something.Rate it:

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get outtaEye dialect spelling of get out of.Rate it:

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get outta hereEye dialect spelling of get out of here.Rate it:

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get over onTo take advantage of.Rate it:

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get pastTo cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.Rate it:

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get ready to roll!Prepare to Move Out!, Get it in Gear and Fast!Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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get up inTo best someone in a competition; to successfully challenge someone.Rate it:

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get your butt in gearPrepare To Move-Out, 'Shake A LegRate it:

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Get Your GoatTo annoy someone or make him get cross badly, to arouse anger in someoneRate it:

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GIGOGarbage in, garbage out. The integrity of the output is dependent on the integrity of the input.Rate it:

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give a buzzto phone someoneRate it:

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give a sneck possetTo give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.Rate it:

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give awayTo unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone.Rate it:

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give hostage to fortuneTo take an action or make a statement that is risky because it could cause you trouble later.Rate it:

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give it a gotry it outRate it:

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give me your bonesTo support someoneRate it:

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give snackTo ask for something. Created to ask for something that you want, mostly in a sport when asking for the ball, hacky sack, or anything that you want that someone else is holding.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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give somebody the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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give somebody the creepsTo give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright.Rate it:

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give somebody the heave-hoTo fire, expel or break up with someone.Rate it:

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give the benefit of the doubtAttribute as true or take the side of someone or statement when there remains missing information or evidence.Rate it:

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give the royal treatmentTo treat (someone) extremely wellRate it:

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given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallowGiven a large enough beta tester and codeveloper base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone.Rate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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go all around the WrekinTake a long time to arrive.Rate it:

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Go Along for the RideTo accompany someone in an activity without taking part in itRate it:

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go belly-upTo fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.Rate it:

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go dutchTo pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.Rate it:

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go for the gustoTo give your best; get everything out of life you can get; reach for the goal; have the best experienceRate it:

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go forthTo depart from a place; to set out.Rate it:

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go largeTo have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.Rate it:

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go madUsed to indicate that the second verb represents an action that is out of character.Rate it:

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go off half-cockedTo take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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go off half-cocked: To take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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go on gitleave! short for Go on, get out of here!; the speaker is telling the listener to leave, emphatically; also often said to animals to chase them awayRate it:

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go on striketake industrial actionRate it:

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go overboardFall out of a vessel.Rate it:

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go southTo become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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