English Idioms and Expressions With 'GET'

Idioms and Expressions With "Get"

Idiom	Meaning	Example
Get a bang / charge / kick out of	To receive great pleasure from someone or something; enjoy greatly	I get a bang out of my new video game. It's really fun.
Get (someone's) drift	To understand what someone has said or implied	Can you explain it again, please? I don't get your drift.
Get a fix on	To understand something	Listen well and you will get a fix on it.
Get a grip (on yourself)	To control your emotions and remain calm	As a teacher, you have to get a grip on yourself.
Get a grip / handle (on something)	To understand how to deal with something	With his experience, I'm sure he will always get a grip on any possible problem.
Get a life	To have fun; to do something different	When we are bored, we often spend an evening out and get a life.
Get a life!	Find something more important / interesting to do or say!	How could you say that stupid thing? Get a life!
Get a line on	To get information about someone or do something	You need to read the manual and get a line on how to solve the problem.
Get a load off one's mind	To relieve one's mind of a problem or a worry	I was relieved. The good news got the load off my mind.
Get a load of someone or something	To get a good look at someone or something (that is very surprising or attractive)	Get a load of Alya. I can hardly recognize her in that dress.
Get a toehold	To get a position to begin an activity or effort	It took the business approximately 2 years to get a toehold in our city.
Get away with	To escape the consequences of (a blameworthy act)	Don't be silly. No one can get away with crimes.
To get down on someone	To criticize someone	During the meeting, she got down on me about the plan.
Get down to something / business / work	To start doing something seriously	Stop talking. It's time to get down to work.
Get face	To be taken seriously	It's usual that young people seldom get face.
Get in one's face	To annoy or provoke someone	Don't get in my face. I have work to do.
Get in one's hair	To annoy someone, especially by being near them for a long period	With the kids getting in my hair, I wasn't able to finish the proposal.
To get in on the act	To become involved in something interesting	It's time for you to get in on the act. Do your best.
Get / go into a huddle	To form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly	There's no need to get into a huddle. We'd better talk to the boss about it.
Get in the swing of things	to become more social and up-to-date.	It seemed difficult for him to get in the swing of things since his wife passed away.
Get into (off on) something	To enjoy something greatly	My son seems to get off on his new computer game.
Get just deserts / lumps	To get what one deserves	If you treat others badly, you'll get your just deserts.
Get knotted! / Get lost!	Something you say when you feel annoyed and want someone to go away	You have really got on my face. Now, get lost!
Get nose out of joint	to resent that one has been slighted, neglected, or insulted.	Cheer up. Don't get your nose out of joint easily. He didn't mean that.
Get off one's case	to stop criticizing and annoying someone	Get off my case! Don't you have another thing to do?
Get (down) off one's high horse	to become humble; to be less haughty.	He is the kind of a leader who always gets off his high horse.
Get on soapbox	To express strong opinions, especially about something boring	Somehow I often miss those times when my father would start getting on his soapbox about teenagers.
Get out with life	To survive a serious incident or accident	The crash was fatal, but I was lucky enough to get out with my life.
Get one's teeth into	To start to do something (with dedication)	You need to get your teeth into it or you won't finish on time.
Get one's goat	To annoy or bother someone	Tini was sent out. I think she really got our teacher's goat.
Get sea legs	To get used to a new situation	It always takes time for a shy girl like her to get sea legs.
Get short shrift	To get little attention	It's usual that schools in rural areas get short shrift from the government.
Get the goods on someone	To get incriminating evidence against someone	She won't get away with it once I get the goods on her.
Get some weight off feet	To sit down	I'm tired of standing. I wish we had a place to get some weight off our feet.
Get the axe	To lose a job; to stop working	When he got the axe, he didn't give up and started his own business.
Get the hang of	To succeed in learning how to do something after practising it	How long did it take you to get the hang of driving?
Get the kinks out	To be chosen	She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad.
Get the nod	To be chosen	She was lucky to get the nod and have a chance to go abroad.
Get under skin	To annoy or irritate someone	Boy students are often annoying, but don't let them get under your skin

Reference: The Free Dictionary - Idioms