| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| get back at |
return an insult, get revenge
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If you don't apologize, he'll get back at you. He's quite angry.
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| get bageled |
lose without scoring, get skunked, be shutout
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We got bageled. They beat us 11-0!
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| get blood from a stone |
do an impossible task, beat your head against...
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You'll get blood from a stone before you get money from Ed.
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| get burned |
be caught, get blamed, get into trouble
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I got burned for helping Bev with her divorce. They blamed me.
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| get busy |
begin to work, start to do, get at it
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Get busy and cut the grass before your father comes home.
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| get by/scrape by |
have just enough money, make do
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I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.
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| get carried away |
become too emotional, go overboard, go too far
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When the kids play hockey, their parents get carried away, yelling at the referees and fighters.
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| get caught |
found doing something, caught in the act
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Did Vi get caught driving without a license? Did she get a ticket ?
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| get caught up |
do unfinished work, learn what you missed
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I have to get caught up on my studies. I missed two classes.
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| get cold feet |
cancel a plan, renege, back out, jam
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They'll be married next week; that is, if Jack doesn't get cold feet.
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