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get a move on

to hurry up

get a kick out of

get a feeling of excitement, energy, or pleasure

get a name for

to become known for

get a taste for

to begin to like sth

(not) get a word in edgeways

not be able to interrupt sb who talks a lot

get the sack

to be discharged or fired

get the feeling

to think that sth may be true

get the gist

understand the general meaning

get the better of

gain an advantage over

get the knack/hang of

learn how to do sth

get the message

understand (an indirect remark)

get cracking on

begin work; get started

get bogged down

become unable to make progress

get on in the world

become successful

get down to business

to get serious about a task

get off tow a good/bad start

start sth well/badly

get back on sb's feet

recover from illness

get into sb's stride

become used to what sb is doing and perform well

beside oneself

crazy (with joy, anger, etc.)

over the hill

too old

beyond a shadow of a doubt

definitely, with no doubt at all

out of breath

with little breath left

beyond belief

too bad, good, difficult, etc. to be imagined

be of the opinion (that)

to think that

out of step

different from usual beliefs or behavior

beside the point

not relevant; not important

behind the times

old-fashioned

behind schedule

finished or done later than the planned time

ahead of schedule

finished or done before the planned time

ahead of sb's time

further advanced than others

storm clouds gather

There's trouble ahead

keep sb's head above water

to survive despite financial problems

go up in smoke

to come to no practical result

to go through hell and high water

to go through a lot of trouble

to pour oil on troubled waters

to make peace, to calm someone down

it never rains but it pours

problems always happen together

take the wind out of sb's sails

defeat sb, cause sb to lose confidence

insecticide

a chemical used to kill insects

chronic bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time

emphysema

a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.

raw recruits

inexperienced newcomers

carry the can

accept the blame

rapid pulse rate

indicate shock (hypoperfusion)

third-rate

of very poor quality

burn oneself out

to exhaust oneself with work, to be a workaholic

throw in the towel

to give up

hit below the belt

do or say sth that is very unfair or cruel

be in the running

to have a reasonable chance

jump the gun

to do or say sthbefore you should

go off the deep end

to get very angry about sth or lose control of yourself

have a false start

make an unsuccessful attempt to be

drop a brick

say sth tactlessly

sit on the fence

when sb does not want to choose or make a decision

explore every avenue toward...

examine every possibility

not playing with a full deck

not very smart

be a dead heat

tied

hit the bull's eye

to reach or focus on the main point of sth

jockey the position

try to get into a better place

have a card up sb's sleeve

keep an advantage secret until the right moemnt

(give sb/have) a sporting chance

(give sb/have) a reasonable chance

checkmate sb

stop sb's attempts to do sth

sweep the board

to win everything that is available

go for gold

to try to get the best result possible

mend sb's fences

restore good relations with sb

live off the fat of the land

to be rich enough to live well without having to do very much

the lie/lay of the land

arrangement or organisation of sth

cross that bridge when (we) get to it

don't worry about sth that hasn't happened yet

put sb out to pasture

to stop sb working in a job because they are too old to be useful

the other side of the tracks

indicating that sb came from the poor side of town

hit a sour note

signify sth unpleasant

music to sb's ears

good news, sth pleased to hear about

strike a chort

cause sb to remember sth

out of tune

not in agreement withsb/sth