get off to a flying start
get off to a running start
To have a promising or successful beginning.
Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got nothing but A's.
get one's brains fried
To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time.
Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long - they'll get their brains fried.
To get high on drugs.
He can't make a coherent sentence anymore - he's got his brains fried.
get one's ducks in a row
To get everything ready.
Дословно: Построить своих (чьих-либо) уток в ряд.
Пытаться хорошо организовать какое-либо дело.
Пытаться хорошо организовать какое-либо дело.
The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp.
Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip.
We need to get our ducks in a row if we want our project to succeed.
Если мы хотим чтобы наш проект преуспевал, нам нужно все грамотно устроить.
get one's rear in gear
To hurry up, to get going.
I'm gonna have to get my rear in gear.
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 something out of one's system
To eliminate some food item or drug from one's body.
John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system.
To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an unwanted preoccupation.
Ted bought a new cabin cruiser that he'd been wanting for a long time, and he says he is glad that he's finally got it out of his system.
get the ball rolling
set the ball rolling
start the ball rolling
To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin.
Начинать действовать; приступить к делу; начать.
George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke.
We got up early to get the ball rolling on our project.
Мы проснулись рано, чтобы начать работать над нашим проектом.
We plan to start immediately and get the ball rolling on our project.
Мы планируем начать незамедлительно и взяться за наш проект.
get through
to get through doing something
to get through with something
To finish; to complete.
Barry got through his homework by late evening.
I didn't get through studying last night until almost eleven o'clock.
At what time does your wife get through with work every day?
To pass a course or an examination.
I got through every one of my courses except mathematics.