gain ground
to become popular, to make progress, to advance.
The new product gained ground in a very short time.
gas up
to fill a vehicle with gasoline.
I have to stop at the next station to gas up.
get in someone's hair
Annoy someone.
I know that the children get in your hair, but you should try not to let it upset you so much.
get into deep water
to be in trouble.
He got into deep water when he joined that gang.
get off the track
To start talking about a different topic, instead of talking about the real one.
Instead of discussing the real reasons for their conflicts, they are getting of the track.
get on in years
Old; advanced in age.
Although she's getting on in years, she still looks young.
get on like a house on fire
said about two people like each other and become very close friends in a very short time.
The two ladies are getting on like a house on fire.
get out of a jam
get out of a bad situation.
I need some help getting out of a jam.
get something off your chest
To reveal something that is worrying you or making you feel guilty in order to feel relieved.
She felt relieved when she got it off her chest. She had felt guilty for years.
get the sack
to be dismissed from employment.
Because he was always late, he got the sack.
give somebody a leg up
to help someone to achieve something, especially at work.
They agreed to give her a leg up.
give your eye teeth for something
said when you want to have or do something very much.
She'd give her eye teeth for a straight blond hair.
go against the flow
to do the opposite of people do and not accept things as thy are.
In his last speech, the leader of the opposition went against the flow and declared that reducing taxes will harm the economy.
go bananas
to become very angry.
He went bananas when he heard the news.
go home in a box
to die and be shipped home.
Those soldiers are too young. It's a pitty that they go home in a box.
go in one ear and out the other
said about something which is heard and then quickly forgotten.
Stop talking to him. Whatever you say to him just goes in one ear and out the other.
go steady with someone
To date one person regularly and exclusively.
Lisa has been going steady with that guy for a year now.
go through the roof
become very angry.
She went through the roof when she realized she had lost everything.
go to hell in a handbasket
go to a bad state of affairs quickly.
He said that all their plans for the project went to hell in a handbasket because of the recession.
go to war (over someone or something)
To declare a war over someone or something.
The US administration has gone to war over teenagers' pregnancy for decades in vain.
go with the flow
To do what people do and accept things as they are.
Don't worry too much! Take it easy and go with the flow!
God forbid
(also Heaven forbid)said when you hope that something does not happen.
God forbid that they encounter a problem on their way home.
God knows
this idiom means "only God knows." Said when you have absolutely no knowledge of something.
God knows what he's going to do after his divorce.
golden opportunity
ideal moment to do something.
She missed a golden opportunity to prepare herself for a career as a doctor, when she didn't continue her studies at university.
good fences make good neighbors
(also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people's property and privacy and mind their own business.
Our neighbor should prevent his children from messing up our lawn. Good fences make good neighbors.
green light
permission to go ahead with something such as a project.
As a result of the severe drought, the government has given the green light for importing cereals.
green with envy
consumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.
She was green with envy when she saw my new car.
green-eyed monster
envy, jealousy, covetousness
1. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
William Shakespeare
2. His success aroused the green-eyed monster in his friend.
grin like a Cheshire cat
(Also smile like Cheshire cat.) To smile very broadly. This is an allusion to a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction of it in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
He knew that she was fearing a scandal. He stood in front of her, grinning like a Cheshire cat, waiting for more money in return for his silence.
grouse about someone or something
To complain.
He was grousing about his son's laziness.
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to become popular, to make progress, to advance.
The new product gained ground in a very short time.
gas up
to fill a vehicle with gasoline.
I have to stop at the next station to gas up.
get in someone's hair
Annoy someone.
I know that the children get in your hair, but you should try not to let it upset you so much.
get into deep water
to be in trouble.
He got into deep water when he joined that gang.
get off the track
To start talking about a different topic, instead of talking about the real one.
Instead of discussing the real reasons for their conflicts, they are getting of the track.
get on in years
Old; advanced in age.
Although she's getting on in years, she still looks young.
get on like a house on fire
said about two people like each other and become very close friends in a very short time.
The two ladies are getting on like a house on fire.
get out of a jam
get out of a bad situation.
I need some help getting out of a jam.
get something off your chest
To reveal something that is worrying you or making you feel guilty in order to feel relieved.
She felt relieved when she got it off her chest. She had felt guilty for years.
get the sack
to be dismissed from employment.
Because he was always late, he got the sack.
give somebody a leg up
to help someone to achieve something, especially at work.
They agreed to give her a leg up.
give your eye teeth for something
said when you want to have or do something very much.
She'd give her eye teeth for a straight blond hair.
go against the flow
to do the opposite of people do and not accept things as thy are.
In his last speech, the leader of the opposition went against the flow and declared that reducing taxes will harm the economy.
go bananas
to become very angry.
He went bananas when he heard the news.
go home in a box
to die and be shipped home.
Those soldiers are too young. It's a pitty that they go home in a box.
go in one ear and out the other
said about something which is heard and then quickly forgotten.
Stop talking to him. Whatever you say to him just goes in one ear and out the other.
go steady with someone
To date one person regularly and exclusively.
Lisa has been going steady with that guy for a year now.
go through the roof
become very angry.
She went through the roof when she realized she had lost everything.
go to hell in a handbasket
go to a bad state of affairs quickly.
He said that all their plans for the project went to hell in a handbasket because of the recession.
go to war (over someone or something)
To declare a war over someone or something.
The US administration has gone to war over teenagers' pregnancy for decades in vain.
go with the flow
To do what people do and accept things as they are.
Don't worry too much! Take it easy and go with the flow!
God forbid
(also Heaven forbid)said when you hope that something does not happen.
God forbid that they encounter a problem on their way home.
God knows
this idiom means "only God knows." Said when you have absolutely no knowledge of something.
God knows what he's going to do after his divorce.
golden opportunity
ideal moment to do something.
She missed a golden opportunity to prepare herself for a career as a doctor, when she didn't continue her studies at university.
good fences make good neighbors
(also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people's property and privacy and mind their own business.
Our neighbor should prevent his children from messing up our lawn. Good fences make good neighbors.
green light
permission to go ahead with something such as a project.
As a result of the severe drought, the government has given the green light for importing cereals.
green with envy
consumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.
She was green with envy when she saw my new car.
green-eyed monster
envy, jealousy, covetousness
1. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
William Shakespeare
2. His success aroused the green-eyed monster in his friend.
grin like a Cheshire cat
(Also smile like Cheshire cat.) To smile very broadly. This is an allusion to a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction of it in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
He knew that she was fearing a scandal. He stood in front of her, grinning like a Cheshire cat, waiting for more money in return for his silence.
grouse about someone or something
To complain.
He was grousing about his son's laziness.
________________________________________
View the original article here
See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom
http://www.idiomsite.com
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