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get cracking
To start working quickly
“LET'S GET CRACKING”
get down to business
To start working seriously
“LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS”
get even
To get revenge
“I'LL GET EVEN with him”
get in on the ground floor
Invest in or join something while it is still small
“He GOT IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR of the startup”
get in shape
Undertake a program of physical conditioning; exercise regularly
“I need to GET IN SHAPE, apparently.”
get off my back
Stop annoying or criticizing someone; leave someone alone
“GET OFF MY BACK.”
get off scot free
Be accused of wrongdoing but pay no penalty at all
“He GOT OFF SCOT FREE”
get on nerves
Tick someone off; annoy someone
“Its loud ringtone is GETTING ON MY NERVES”
get one's ducks in a row
Have everything organized; get oneself organized
“I need to GET MY DUCKS IN A ROW first.”
get out of dodge
To leave
“I knew it was time to GET OUT OF DODGE.”
get out of hand
To become difficult to control
“The situation GOT OUT OF HAND quickly.”
get out of the wrong side of the bed
To be in a bad mood; to wake up grumpy
“Did you GET OUT OF THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED today?”
get real
To be realistic
“GET REAL, that will never happen”
get rid of
To remove something or someone
“He finally GOT RID OF the door to door salesman”
get someone's goat
To irritate someone deeply
“He really GETS MY GOAT with that attitude.”
get something off your chest
To tell someone something that has been bothering you
“I need to GET THIS OFF MY CHEST.”
get the ball rolling
To start something
“Let's GET THE BALL ROLLING on this.”
get the hang of
To learn how to do something
“I'm GETTING THE HANG OF this”
get the picture
To understand the situation
“Do you GET THE PICTURE?”
get the show on the road
To start an activity or project
“Let's GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD”
get through
To make it to the end of a particularly arduous or stressful experience
“We didn't think we would GET THROUGH the last week”
get to grips with
To begin to understand and deal with something
“I need to GET TO GRIPS WITH this software.”
get to know
Receiving the information; becoming familiar with someone
“It took me a while to GET TO KNOW my in-laws”
get your act together
To get organized; to stop wasting time and start being effective
“You need to GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER”