get a fair shake
Honest treatment.
Получить честную оценку своей деятельности.
Joe has always given me a fair shake.
Джо всегда относился ко мне честно.
The criminal got a fair shake from the jury at the court. He can’t complain.
Присяжные на суде отнеслись к преступнику справедливо. Ему не на что жаловаться.
get gray hair
get gray
To become old or gray from worrying; become very anxious or worried. Often used with over.
"If John doesn't join the team, I won't get gray hair over it," the coach said.
Naughty children are why mothers get gray.
get the bounce
get the gate
get the air
To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover.
Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl.
Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went out with other boys while he was away.
To be fired; lose a job.
You're likely to get the bounce if you are absent from work too much.
give gray hair
To make (someone) anxious, confused, or worried.
The traffic problem is enough to give a policeman gray hairs.
give oneself airs
To act proud; act vain.
Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress.
John gave himself airs when he won first prize.
give the air
give one the air
To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from.
Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since David gave him the air.
To summarily dismiss or oust someone, such as an employee.
Management promptly gave the new accountant the air after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.
They'll give me the air if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.
go to the chair
To be executed in the electric chair.
After many stays of execution, the criminal finally had to go to the chair.
go up in the air
To become angry; lose one's temper.
Herb is so irritable these days that he goes up in the air for no reason at all.