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full of beans
Lively and energetic; usually for a child
“The kids are FULL OF BEANS today”
full of hot air
Talking without saying anything meaningful
“He's FULL OF HOT AIR”
full of yourself
Arrogant; conceited
“You're SO FULL OF YOURSELF”
full steam ahead
To go quickly or to do something with a lot of energy
“FULL STEAM AHEAD.”
fun and games
Enjoyable activities
“It's all FUN AND GAMES until someone gets hurt”
gain ground
Make progress or advance in a particular area or situation
“The new policy is GAINING GROUND among community leaders”
gala day
A festive celebration
“IT'S A GALA DAY for the company, apparently.”
game of chicken
A conflict situation in which neither side will back down for fear of seeming cowardly
“They're playing a GAME OF CHICKEN with the deadline”
game of two halves
A situation with two contrasting parts
“It was A GAME OF TWO HALVES”
game plan
A strategy or plan
“We need A BETTER GAME PLAN”
generation gap
The difference in opinions, values, or behavior between younger and older people
“Many family arguments happen because of the GENERATION GAP”
get a charley horse
To develop a cramp in the arm or the leg
“I GOT A CHARLEY HORSE during the run.”
get a foot in the door
To get an opportunity or position that can lead to further success
“I just want to GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR”
get a grip
To control your emotions; to gain control of a situation
“You need to GET A GRIP on yourself”
get a handle on
To start to understand and deal with a situation or problem
“I'm trying to GET A HANDLE ON this situation.”
get a life
To stop wasting a lot of time in useless or boring or trivial works
“You work over 100 hours a week, dude, GET A LIFE”
get a move on
To hurry
“We need to GET A MOVE ON, frankly.”
get a word in edgewise
Be able to say something while someone else is talking a lot
“I couldn't GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE.”
get along
To have a satisfactory relationship with someone
“We don't always GET ALONG”
get away with murder
To do something wrong without punishment
“She GETS AWAY WITH MURDER”
get back to nature
To return to a simpler lifestyle
“We're GETTING BACK TO NATURE”
get bent out of shape
Become angry, upset
“Don't GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE about it”
get carried away
Become overly enthusiastic
“I GOT CARRIED AWAY with the spending.”
get cold feet
To suddenly become nervous or afraid to do something you had planned to do
“I was going to ask her out, but I GOT COLD FEET”