hold the line
— Verb
– English
～ hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
hit the deck
— Verb
– English
～ fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
hit the ceiling
— Verb
– English
～ get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
hit the jackpot
— Verb
– English
～ succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
hit the bottle
— Verb
– English
～ consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
hit the roof
— Verb
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～ get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
hit the dirt
— Verb
– English
～ fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
hit the books
— Verb
– English
～ learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
hit the sack
— Verb
– English
～ prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
hit the hay
— Verb
– English
～ prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
hold the line
— Verb
– English
～ hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
get the picture
— Verb
– English
～ get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
get the jump
— Verb
– English
～ be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
get the hang
— Verb
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～ be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
gild the lily
— Verb
– English
～ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
gild the lily
— Verb
– English
～ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
get the better of
— Verb
– English
～ 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
— Verb
– English
～ look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
give the axe
— Verb
– English
～ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
give the gate
— Verb
– English
～ terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"