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get someone's hopes up — get (someone s) hopes up to make someone think that what they want is going to happen. If we can t afford the trip then we shouldn t get the children s hopes up. Usage notes: usually said when something is not likely to happen … New idioms dictionary
get someone's — get (someone s)/the drift informal, informal to understand what someone is saying. Can you explain that again? I don t quite get your drift. I didn t understand everything he was saying but I think I caught the drift … New idioms dictionary
get someone off your back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
get someone off back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
get someone's ass — get (someone s) ass American, very informal! to find someone and punish them for something they have done. Don t worry the cops ll get that maniac s ass … New idioms dictionary
get (or give someone) the hook N. Amer. — get (or give someone) the hook N. Amer. informal be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. → hook … English new terms dictionary
get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. — get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. informal 1》 be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2》 be rejected in (or end) a relationship. → push … English new terms dictionary
get someone out of a hole — dig/get (someone) out of a hole British & Australian, informal to help someone who is in a difficult situation. She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York. I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending… … New idioms dictionary
Get on the Good Foot (album) — Infobox Album Name = Get On the Good Foot Type = Album Artist = James Brown Released = November 1972 Recorded = between October, 1970 and September, 1972 Genre = funk, R B, soul Length = 66:05 Label = Polydor PD2 3004 Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
get on the wrong side of someone — to make someone feel angry towards you I don t want to get on the wrong side of her because she could make things difficult for me … English dictionary
get someone's drift — If you get someone s drift, you understand in a general way what they are trying to say. I didn t understand every word but I got the drift … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
