G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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Contents of G:
[generation gap] {n.}, {informal}, {hackneyed phrase}
The difference in social values, philosophies, and manners between children and their parents, teachers and relatives which causes a lack of understanding between them and frequently leads to violent […]
[generous to a fault] {adj. phr.}
Excessively generous.
Generous to a fault, my Aunt Elizabeth gave away all her rare books to her old college.
[get]
See:
[GIVE AS GOOD AS ONE GETS],
[EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM] or
[EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM],
[GO-GETTER],
[TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF].
[get (all) the breaks] {v. phr.}
To be fortunate; have luck.
That fellow gets all the breaks! He's been working here only six months, and he's already been promoted to vice president!
[get a black eye] {v. phr.}
1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone's fist or an object.
In the fistfight Tom got a black eye from Pete.
Sue got a black eye when she ran into a tree.
2. To have one's character […]
[get a break] {v. phr.}
To receive a stroke of luck.
Bill got a break when he won the lottery.
[get a fix] or [give a fix] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {drug culture}
To provide (someone) with an injection of narcotics.
The neighborhood pusher gave Joe a fix.
Contrast: [GET A FIX ON].