get one's teeth into
sink one's teeth into
To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with.
Иметь определенную, заданную цель; работать с большим упроством, энергично.
After dinner, John got his teeth into the algebra lesson.
Frank chose a subject for his report that he could sink his teeth into.
When Julie got promoted, she immediately sank her teeth into her new job.
Когда Джули повысили, она тут же бросилась работать с удвоенной энергией.
get what's coming to one
get one's
To receive the good or bad that you deserve; get what is due to you; get your share.
At the end of the movie the villain got what was coming to him and was put in jail.
John didn't think he was getting what was coming to him, so he quit the job.
Mother told Mary that she'd get hers if she kept on being naughty.
have one’s way
get one’s way
To arrange matters the way one wants (especially when someone else doesn’t want the same way).
My brother always wants to have his way, but this time our parents said that we could do what I wanted.
If Sheila doesn’t get her way, she becomes very angry.
lay one's hands on
get one's hands on
To seize in order to punish or treat roughly.
If I ever lay my hands on that boy he'll be sorry.
To get possession of.
He was unable to lay his hands on a Model T Ford for the school play.
To find; locate.
He keeps a file of letters so he can lay his hands on one whenever he needs it.
on one's good side
on the good side of one
get on the good side of
keep on the good side of
Friendly with someone; liked by a person.
John thought that he would get a good grade if he got on the good side of the teacher.
Successful workers stay on the good side of their bosses.
To gain the favor of someone; flatter or please another.
A clever lobbyist knows how to get on the good side of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
on the bandwagon
climb on the bandwagon
jump on the bandwagon
get on the bandwagon
In or into the newest popular group or activity; in or into something you join just because many others are joining it. Often used after climb, get, or jump.
When all George's friends decided to vote for Bill, George climbed on the bandwagon too.
To join a popular cause or movement.
At the last possible moment, the senator jumped on the winning candidate's bandwagon.
second wind
second breath
get one's second wind
The easier breathing that follows difficult breathing when one makes a severe physical effort, as in running or swimming./
After the first quarter mile, a mile runner usually gets his second wind and can breathe better.
We climbed with labored breathing for half an hour, but then got our second wind and went up more easily.
The refreshed feeling you get after first becoming tired while doing something and then becoming used to it.
Tom became very tired of working at his algebra, but after a while he got his second wind and began to enjoy it.