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get one's claws intoHave a controlling influence over.Rate it:

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get one's knickers in a twistTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.Rate it:

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get one's panties in a bunchTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.Rate it:

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get oversurmountRate it:

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get overTo recover from something.Rate it:

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get overTo overcome something.Rate it:

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get overTo forget, and move on.Rate it:

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get overcross, surmountRate it:

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get over onTo have sex with.Rate it:

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get over onTo take advantage of.Rate it:

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get over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get something over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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get the drop onTo obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person.Rate it:

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get the drop onTo point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance over a situation.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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give awayTo relinquish control over.Rate it:

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give awayTo formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.Rate it:

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give me liberty or give me deathA set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.Rate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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give overTo entrust something to another.Rate it:

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give overTo devote oneself to a particular activity.Rate it:

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given a basket to carry waterAssigned an impossible or ridiculous task.Rate it:

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gladius cervicibus impendeta sword hangs over his neck.Rate it:

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glance overto quickly inspect something with the eyesRate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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glaze overTo become unfocused, as if through boredom.Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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gloss overTo treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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go by the boardTo fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.Rate it:

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go overTo create a response or impression.Rate it:

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go overTo look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.Rate it:

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Go Over Like a Lead BalloonTo let down and collapse badlyRate it:

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go over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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go viralSpread over the internetRate it:

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gold plateto incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to over engineerRate it:

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grab by the lapelsTo exert control (over something)Rate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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grind downTo weaken someone's morale over a long period.Rate it:

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guilt tripA feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.Rate it:

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hammered dog shitThis is a phrase that is used when describing the appearance of someone really hung over.Rate it:

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hand overTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.Rate it:

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hand over fistQuickly or in great quantity, especially in reference to earning money.Rate it:

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hand over handby passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with ropeRate it:

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hand over handrapidlyRate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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