give and take
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～ make mutual concessions; "In life you have to give and take"
give thanks
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～ express gratitude or show appreciation to
get the picture
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～ get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
get the jump
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～ be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
get the hang
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～ be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
gild the lily
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～ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
gild the lily
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～ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
get the better of
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～ 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
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～ look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
give the axe
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～ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the gate
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～ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the axe
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～ 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
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～ 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
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～ toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"
get off the ground
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～ get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
give the bounce
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～ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the sack
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～ 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
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～ look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
get the goods
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～ discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"