Idioms beginning with G
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Meaning: be dismissed from the job
Example: If you can't do your job properly, you're going to get the sack. Read more ➺
Meaning: a kind person
Example: My neighbour, Frank is such a good egg. He always feeds the cat and checks the house if we are away. Read more ➺
Meaning: to remove something or someone
Example: He finally got rid of the door to door salesman, by saying he had to go out. Read more ➺
Meaning: to stop wasting a lot of time in useless or boring or trivial works
Example: You are working over 100 hours a week, dude, get a life! Read more ➺
Meaning: to make it to the end of a particularly arduous or stressful experience
Example: I didn't think we would get through the last week of exams. Read more ➺
Meaning: receiving the information
Example: It took me a while to get to know my in-laws and understanding their lifestyle. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely jealous of another person.
Example: Sally was green with envy when he saw my brand new car. Read more ➺
get the wrong end of the stick
Meaning: to understand something in the wrong way
Example: When Jack and Taylor arrived at the award function together, everyone got the wrong end of the stick. Read more ➺
Meaning: tick someone off
Example: Put your mobile phone in a silent mode - its loud ringtone is getting on my nerves. Read more ➺
