Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом get. Страница девять

Словосочетания со словом get. Страница девять

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get by
To be able to go past; pass.
The cars moved to the curb so that the fire engine could get by.
To satisfy the need or demand.
Mary can get by with her old coat this winter.
The janitor does just enough work to get by.
Not to be caught and scolded or punished.
The soldier thought he could get by with his dirty rifle.
The boy got by without answering the teacher's question because a visitor came in.
get couthed up
To get oneself dressed up neatly and look elegant and presentable. (This derives from uncouth (outlandish, ill-mannered) by leaving off the prefix un-.)
What are you getting all couthed up for?
get cracking
To hurry up, to start moving fast. Used mostly as an imperative.
Come on, you guys, let's get cracking! (Let's hurry up!)
To begin to move; get started.
The foreman told the workmen to get cracking.
get credit for
To be given points of merit, recognition, or praise for labor or intellectual contribution.
Получить признание, похвалу за что-либо.
Our firm got a lot of credit for developing parts of the space shuttle.
He has got the credit for his diligence.
Он получил признание за свое усердие.
get down cold
To memorize perfectly.
Terry got the text of his speech down cold.
get down to brass tacks
get down to cases
To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know.
The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks.
A busy doctor wants his patients to get down to brass tacks.
get down to business
get down to work
To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished.
Gentlemen, I'm afraid the party is over and we must get down to business.
get down to
To get started on, being on.
Joe wasted a lot of time before he got down to work.
Let's get down to work.