get the better of
get the best of
have the best of
have the better of
To win over, beat; defeat.
Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter.
George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers.
When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get the better of his good sense and hit the boy back.
Dave wanted to study till midnight, but sleepiness got the best of him.
Jim doesn’t seem very athletic at tennis, but if you’re not careful, he’ll get the better of you.
Lynn gets frustrated when Bruce gets the better of her in arguments. No matter what she says, he always has a clever response.
To win or be ahead in (something); gain most from (something.)
Bill traded an old bicycle tire for a horn; he got the best of that deal.
Our team had the best of it today, but they may lose the game tomorrow.
The champion had all the better of it in the last part of the fight.
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.
get the breaks
get all the breaks
To be fortunate; have luck.
That fellow gets all the breaks! He's been working here only six months, and he's already been promoted to vice president!
get the brush-off
To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important.
My idea for a party got the brush-off from the other children.
To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored.
Frank and Jane had an argument, so the next time he telephoned her, he got the brush-off.
get the eye
To be looked at, especially with interest and liking.
The pretty girl got the eye as she walked past the boys on the street corner.
To be looked at or stared at, especially in a cold, unfriendly way.
When Mary asked if she could take home the fur coat and pay later, she got the eye from the clerk.
get the feel of
To become used to or learn about, especially by feeling or handling; get used to the experience or feeling of; get skill in.
John had never driven a big car, and it took a while for him to get the feel of it.
You'll get the feel of the job after you've been there a few weeks.
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 had to wait until we got the go-ahead on our research project.
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.
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.