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TAKE THE QUIZ“get the”
The following 18 entries include the term get the.
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 message
idiom: to understand something that is not being said directly
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
get the push
idiom: to lose one's job : to be fired from one's job
get the runaround
idiom: to not be given the information or help that one needs because someone will not answer one's questions or deal with one's problem directly
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