get stuck
be stuck
To be victimized; be cheated.
The Smiths sure got stuck when they bought that secondhand car; it broke down just two days after they got it.
To become entrapped or embroiled in a physical, emotional, or social obstacle so as to be unable to free oneself.
Last winter our car got stuck in the snow and we had to walk home.
Poor Jeff is stuck in a terrible job.
Tom and Jane are stuck in a bad marriage.
get the ax
To be fired from a job.
Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday.
To be dismissed from school for improper conduct, such as cheating.
Joe got caught cheating on his final exam and he got the ax.
To have a quarrel with one's sweetheart or steady ending in a termination of the relationship.
Joe got the ax from Betsie - they won't see each other again.
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 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.