G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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[get one's ducks in a row] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To get everything ready.
The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp.
Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip.
Compare: [LINE UP].
[get one's feet wet] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To begin; do something for the first time.
The party was at Bill's house and when Ruth and I got there the party had already started. "Jump right in and don't be afraid to get your feet wet," said Bill.
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[get one's goat] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make a person disgusted or angry.
The boy's laziness all summer got his father's goat.
The slow service at the cafe got Mr. Robinson's goat.
[get one's number] or [have one's number] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To find out or know what kind of person somebody is.
The boys soon had the new student's number.
The girls got their new roommate's number the first week of school.
[get one's rear in gear] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To hurry up, to get going.
I'm gonna have to get my rear in gear.