get the jump
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
get the hang
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
gild the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
gild the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
get the better of
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
give the eye
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
give the axe
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the gate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the axe
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
get the best
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
give it the deep six
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"
give the glad eye
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ look seductively at someone
get off the ground
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
give the bounce
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the sack
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
give the once over
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
get the goods
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"
gill-over-the-ground
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
Gregory the Great
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)