G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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Contents of G:
[green-eyed monster] {n. phr.}
Jealousy; envy.
When John's brother got the new bicycle, the green-eyed monster made John fight with him.
[grin and bear it] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do something without complaining.
* /The doctor told Mrs. Howard that she had to stop eating sweets if she wanted to lose weight, and she tried to grin and bear […]
[grind to a halt] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off.
The old car ground to a halt in front of the house.
The Cardinals' offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense.
[gross out] {v.}, {slang}
To commit a vulgar act; to repel someone by saying a disgusting or vulgar thing.
You are going to gross out people if you continue talking like that.
[gross-out session] {n.}, {slang}, {avoidable}
A verbal contest between teen-agers in which the object of the game is to see who can be more disgusting or vulgar than anybody else.
* /When Jim got home he found his two teen-age sons engaged in a […]