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TAKE THE QUIZ“get the”
The following 20 entries include the term get the.
get the best of
phrase: to overcome or outdo (someone or something) : to get the better of
get the memo
phrase: to hear about or become aware of something generally known —typically used in negative constructions to point to someone's surprising lack of awareness, to say that something did not happen as expected, etc.
get the message
phrase: understand something that is not being said directly
get the better of
idiom: to defeat or trick (someone) by being clever —often used figuratively
get the chop
idiom: to lose one's job : be fired or laid off
get the door
idiom: to open the door
get the hang of
idiom: to learn the skills that are needed to do (something)
get the hook
idiom: to be removed
get the idea
idiom: to understand
get the lead out
idiom: to begin going or moving more quickly
get the monkey off one's back
idiom: to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve : to get rid of a problem or situation that makes one unhappy and that lasts for a long time
get the nod
idiom: to get approval
get the phone
idiom: to answer the telephone
get the picture
idiom: to understand a situation
get the pink slip
idiom: to lose one's job because there is not enough work : to be laid off
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