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foras mittere aliquemto turn some one out of the house.Rate it:

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Forty WinksTo take some sleep for shorter period of time, a brief napRate it:

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frenos adhibere alicuito restrain some one.Rate it:

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Furiae agitant et vexant aliquemthe Furies harass and torment some one.Rate it:

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game overThe end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success.Rate it:

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game, set, matchAn expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.Rate it:

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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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get around toTo eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task.Rate it:

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Get Away with MurderTo commit some crimes or bad deeds and not get chastiseRate it:

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get inTo be elected to some office.Rate it:

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get off the dimetake some action; make progressRate it:

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get onTo become old.Rate it:

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get out ofTo circumvent some obligation entirely.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 someTo have sex.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 it the old college tryAn American Expression'; Give It The Traditional College Student's Focused, Determined Attempt Toward Achieving The Goal!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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give someone the old heave-hoAlternative form of give someone the heave-hoRate it:

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give someone the old heave-hoAlternative form of give somebody the heave-ho.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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golden yearsOld age, especially the years after one has retired from employment.Rate it:

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good old boyA friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.Rate it:

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good old boyA male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.Rate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.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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he doesn't know his ass from an old burnt bootThe inference is that he is less than fully informed.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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heave to and splice the main brace'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!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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