Idiom Definition Usage (G)

gain ground : make progress (lấn sân). > The company began to gain ground in their effort to sell more products.
game plan : strategy . (Chiến Lược ).> The boss will talk about the new game plan at the next office meeting. 
gang up on :harass as a group ( dập hội đồng).> The school children tried to gang up on the boy but he ran away.
gas up : fill up the gas tank .( Đổ đầy bình )We should gas up tonight before we leave. 
get a break : get a good deal ( Mua được giá).> She wanted to get a break when she bought the car.
get a fix on : obtain an accurate location of .>We were able to get a fix on the distant star.
get a grip : get control ( Điều khiển được. ).>You need to get a grip of yourself and relax. 
get a kick out of: lot of enjoyment out of .( Khoái chí chuyện gì đó) .>I think she will get a get a kick out of watching the show.
get a load of : Take a look at.> Get a load of that old car. 
get a move on : hurry .> You had better get a move on or you are going to be late.

get a rise out of someone : make somebody angry.(chọc giận ai đó.).> She was able to get a rise out of him when she laughed at his new pants.

get a wiggle on : hurry .> You had better get a wiggle on or you are going to be late. 

get a word in : find the chance to say something .( Tìm cách nói chuyện gì đó ) He could not get a word in while talking with the manager. 

get a word in edgewise : manage to break into the conversation. (nói chen vào).> She could not get a word in edgewise. 

get across : explain .> She had a hard time trying to get across the idea. 
get ahead :be successful.> She really works hard at her job in order to get ahead. 
get after : urge ( hối ).> You should get after her to do her homework.
get along : manage . (xoay sở) He is able to get along on very little money. get along : leave ( đi/về ) .> I think we should get along now.

get along with someone : have a good relationship with someone . (giao hảo với ai đó).> She does not get along with him. 

get around : go to different places .(Đi nhiều nơi).>She sure does get around more than most people.

get around to :find the time for .(Dành thời giờ để.) The apartment manager was finally able to get around to fixing the bath. 

get at: imply.(ám chỉ/Có ý gì.).> I know what you are trying to get at. 
get away : succeed in leaving .> He was able to get away from work early. 
get away from it all : go on a vacation ( Xù mọi công việc) .> We want to get away from it all this summer. 
get away with murder : do something bad without being caught or punished .( Phạm tội nhưng chuồn được) > The students were able to get away with murder. [ Không ý có chi về murder cả! ]
get away with something : cheat and not get caught.> He could get away with cheating.
get back: return .> We might get back sooner than originally planned. 
get back at. get revenge on ,(trả đủa, trả miếng).> She is planning to get back at him. 

get behind : lag behind . ( rớt lại phía sau ) .> If you get behind in the homework you will not be able to pass the course. 

get behind : support( Hổ trợ) .> They decided to get behind the president. 
get by : live > He is able to easily get by on his salary. 
get canned fired If he doesn’t work harder, he’s probably going to get canned. 

get cold feet : become afraid at the last minute. (bị lạnh cẳng).> He will probably get cold feet and cancel his plans to go to China. 

get cracking : get started .> We will have to get cracking on this project. 
get down to : begin to. > You should get down to work now. get down to brass tacks begin discussing the essential matters We should get down to brass tacks immediately. 
get even : get revenge.> He plans to get even.
get-go : beginning.> She did not like her job from the get-go. 
get going : leave. > I think that we should get going. 
get hold of : obtain. > Please try to get hold of a dictionary for class. 
get hold of : contact. > She tried to get hold of him for one month. 
get in on the ground floor : begin at the lower level .>She was able to get in on the ground floor of the new company. 

get in touch with someone : contact. (liên hệ /liên lạc với ).> I want you to get in touch with me next month.

get in the swing of things: become part of the situation .(hòa nhập/ hội nhập vào) > Try to get in the swing of things and have fun.

get it: understand it. > I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it. 
get it together : get control. > You need to get it together before the exam.
get it through one's head : understand . > Try to get it through your head.
get lost : go away.> I want you to get lost. 
get mixed up: become confused. ( Rối tinh lên).> I think that she will get mixed up about the dates. 
get off : exit.> She really wanted to get off the train. 
get off the ground : begin. (cất cánh).> The new company will get off the ground next week. 
get off on the wrong foot : have a bad beginning . > Try not to get off on the wrong foot with the new boss. 
get off my back: leave me alone.> I think that you should get off my back.
get off one's butt : become busy. > You should get off your butt. 
get off one's high horse : not act so arrogant (Khoomh làm dữ).> He made mistakes and should get off his high horse. 
get off the ground : begin .> The new movie should get off the ground in about a week. 
get on: enter.> She really wanted to get on the train. 
get on in years: get older. ( già đi theo năm tháng ).> She is beginning to get on in years. 

get on one's high horse : act arrogant . ( làm dữ ).> He tends to get on his high horse at these office meetings. 

getting on my nerves : irritating me (làm tao khó chịu)Recently you are getting on my nerves.

get your dander up : angry .> Try not to get your dander up. 

get one's feet wet : begin one’s experience .( Bắt đầu cao tay nghề lên ) .>She recently managed to get her feet wet in fashion design. 

get one's goat : annoy somebody .> She usually knows the way to get his goat. 
get one's own way : get people to do what you want ( Muốn theo ý mình).>You always try to get your own way.

get one's rear in gear: hurry .> You need to get your rear in gear.
get out from under : escape from doing.> She would like to get out from under all that work. 
get out of bed on the wrong side : have an awful beginning of the day.( Ra Ngõ gặp gái !) > Did you get out of bed on the wrong side again today? [apologies to the ladies!](gặp gái thì vui chứ, nhưng không biết sao lại dung như thế nầy, chẳng lẽ là lời than của các sư, các huynh ?-Lại xin lỗi các sư nhé !)

get out of hand : lose control .> The students often get out of hand every Friday afternoon. 

get out of the way of : avoid .> She tried to get out of the way of the oncoming traffic. 
get over : overcome (nguôi ngoai ?).> She will have a difficult time to get over the relationship.
get ready : prepare .> She has to get ready for work now. 
get rid of : dispose of.> He thought that she should get rid of the car. 
get set: prepare.> They are trying to get set for the engagement party. 
get someone down: make somebody unhappy .> Her job has begun to get her down. 

get something over with : complete the difficult assignment.(hoàn thành).> He wants to get the difficult assignment over with first. 

gets going is excited and angry If he gets going he will never stop complaining.

get the ax : be fired . (Lãnh Búa Tạ= Bị đuổi việc.).> She thought that he would get the ax from the company this week. 
get the ball rolling : begin. > It is time to get the ball rolling.

get the better of : gain an advantage over and defeat. (Chiếm thế thượng phong và đánh bại).> Try to get the better of your opponent.

get the feel of : become accustom : > to try to get the feel of this new car.
get the goods on : find out information about.> She is trying to get the goods on her boss.
get the message: understand the meaning.> Maybe he is too stupid to get the message. 
get the sack : be fired.( Khăn gói ra đi ).> She thought that he would get the sack from the company this week. 
get the show on the road :begin .> It is time to get the show on the road. 
get the worst of : suffer most because of.> She will probably get the worst of the flu. 
get this over with : be finished with this.> Let's get this over with. 
get through : successfully complete .> She really needs to get through this class. 
get through to be understood by He talked a lot but could not get through to her.
get to : have the opportunity to .> She did not get to see him last week. 
get to first base :succeed.> He wanted to meet the boss but could not get to first base. 

get to the bottom of : find out the cause of . ( Truy tận gốc) > The manager tried to get to the bottom of the increased expenses.

get under one's skin :irritate her He is beginning to get under her skin. 
get up get out of bed She decided to get up early. 
get-up-and-go energy He has a lot of get-up-and-go. 
get up on the wrong side of the bed have an awful beginning of the day Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed again today? 

get up the nerve get enough courage (Thu hết can đảm) .> She was finally able to get up the nerve to talk to her boss. 

get what's coming to one : get what she deserves.> She is going to get what's coming to her. get wind of :get knowledge of. > He tried to get wind of the new business plan.
get wise to : learn about . > This week he was able to get wise to the office gossip. 
get with it : do what is required. (Chấp hành luật lệ). > You need to get with it if you want to keep your job. 
get with it : hurry up .> If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
give it another shot : try again . > We have to go back and give it another shot. 
give the green light : give permission. (Bật Đèn Xanh ). > The boss will give the green light today to begin the new project. 
go for it : try . > Lets go for it.

go public with : > sell shares to the public of.> The company is expected to go public with their stock next week.
go through with : proceed as planned with. > We have to go through with the purchase of the new building. 
good for you : okay with you.> Is that good for you? 
got into : became interested in . ( Trở nên ham / thích ..) >I got into gardening in high school.
got that right : are correct. > You got that right.

grades on a curve : computes grades based on class averages. (Đủ điểm đậu tốt nghiệp.).
> Yeah, I heard she grades on a curve.