G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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Contents of G:
[giveaway] or [dead giveaway] {n.}
(stress on "give")
1. An open secret.
By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be.
2. A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value.
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[given to] {adj. phr.}
Having a tendency to; addicted to.
Phil is given to telling fantastic tales about his chateau in France.
[glad hand] {n.}, {informal}
A friendly handshake; a warm greeting.
Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived.
The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand.
[glad rags] {n.}, {slang}
Clothes worn to parties or on special occasions; best clothes.
Mrs. Owens put on her glad rags for the party.
Compare: [BEST BIB AND TUCKER].
[glance off] {v. phr.}
To ricochet.
The bullet glanced off the wall and wounded an innocent bystander.
[glass jaw] {n.}, {slang}
The inability of a boxer to get a hard punch on the jaw without being knocked out; a tendency to be knocked out easily.
He would have been champion except for his glass jaw.
[globe-trotter] {n.}
One who has travelled far and wide.
Tim and Nancy are regular globe-trotters; there are few countries they haven't been to.