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get someTo have sex.Rate it:

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get someTo attack or physically assault in a rapid manner.Rate it:

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get someUsed other than as an idiom: see get, some.Rate it:

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get some airTo invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.Rate it:

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get some zzzzzz'sComic Strip person was pictured as 'sleeping' with a number of letter 'Z,Z,Z,Z,Z's' in overhead cloud:Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

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give or takeApproximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.Rate it:

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give some skinTo greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.Rate it:

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gladium alicui in pectus infigereto plunge one's sword in some one's breast.Rate it:

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gnarly stuffSome very bad or difficult stuff.Rate it:

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go to workTo begin performing some task or work.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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good to goReady for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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gratiam inire apud aliquem, ab aliquo (cf. sect. V. 12)to gain some one's favour.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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grow some ballsTo act in a mature way to a given situation or problem.Rate it:

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gum upTo cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.Rate it:

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habitare in domo alicuius, apud aliquem (Acad. 2. 36. 115)to live in some one's house.Rate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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heads will rollSome people will be fired for incompetence.Rate it:

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heredem esse alicuito be some one's heir.Rate it:

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hereditate aliquid relictum est ab aliquosomething has been left as a legacy by some one.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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historical figureA person who lived long ago, usually of some historical note or importance.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixBe affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellareto speak of some one respectfully.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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I have cancerIndicates that the speaker is afflicted with some form of cancer.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need some water, or want something to drink.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.Rate it:

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il fait l'âne pour avoir du sonHe simulates stupidity to gain some material advantage.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eauOne must never be sure of not wanting some one (or, something).Rate it:

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il viendra moudre à notre moulinHe will be in want of us some day.Rate it:

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ils s'échappèrent qui par la porte, qui par les fenêtresSome escaped through the door, others through the windows.Rate it:

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impellere aliquem in furoremto make some one furious.Rate it:

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imperii summam deferre alicui or ad aliquem, tradere alicuito appoint some one commander-in-chief.Rate it:

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imperium tenere (in aliquem)to have power over some one.Rate it:

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imperium transfertur ad aliquem (not transit)the command is transferred, passes to some one.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius potestatem se permittereto make one's submission to some one.Rate it:

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in aliquem officia conferreto be courteous, obliging to some one.Rate it:

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