get the jitters
To become very nervous or excited.
I always get the jitters when I sit in an airplane that's about to take off.
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 lowdown on
To receive the full inside information on a person or thing.
We need to get the lowdown on Peter before we can decide whether or not to hire him.
get the message
get the word
To understand clearly what is meant.
The principal talked to the students about being on time, and most of them got the message.
Mary hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up, but he didn't get 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.
It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road.
Come on, let's get this show on the road or we'll be late.
Ну же, пора начинать, иначе мы опоздаем!
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.
If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it.
Bill had the worst of it in his race with Al.
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.