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get the go-ahead
the green light
get the green light
To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed.
Получить разрешение или сигнал для начала работы.
We got the green light to begin a study of the security problems at our school.
Мы получили добро начать исследование проблем безопасности в нашей школе.
We had to wait until we got the go-ahead on our research project.
get the goods on
have the goods on
To find out true and, often, bad information about; discover what is wrong with; be able to prove the guilt of.
Tell the truth, Johnny. We know who your girl is because we've got the goods on you.
The police had the goods on the burglar before he came to trial.
get the jump on
have the jump on
To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over.
Don't let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race.
Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes of play, and held the lead to win.
get the lead out of one's pants
To get busy; work faster.
The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants.
The coach told the players to get the lead out of their pants.
get the message
get the word
To understand clearly what is meant.
Mary hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up, but he didn't get the message.
The principal talked to the students about being on time, and most of them got the message.
get the sack
get the hook
To be fired or dismissed from work; lose a job.
John got the sack at the factory last week.
Uncle Willie can't keep a job; he got the sack today for sleeping on the job.
To be told by one's lover that the relationship is over.
Joanna gave Sam the sack.
get the show on the road
To start a program; get work started.
Начать действовать, как было запланировано; начать работу.
Come on, let's get this show on the road or we'll be late.
Ну же, пора начинать, иначе мы опоздаем!
It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road.
get the worst of
have the worst of
To lose; be defeated or beaten in; suffer most.
Joe got the worst of the argument with Molly.
Often used in the phrase the worst of it.
Bill had the worst of it in his race with Al.
If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it.
Jack traded his knife for a few marbles; he got the worst of it in that trade.
The driver of the car got the worst of it in the accident.