Get out of the gate
verb phrase
To start; get under way; get off the block: I think it was important to get out of the gate quickly
[1980s+ fr horse racing; fr the starting gate of a horse track]
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verb phrase To eat or drink heartily: as he got outside of a bowl of chili (1888+)
- Get out of the way
see: out of the way
- Get out while the getting is good
Leave while one can or has the chance to, as in He just had a good offer from a rival firm and decided to get out while the getting is good . This colloquial phrase uses get out in the sense of “escape” or “depart.”
- Get over something
verb phrase To recover or rebound from something; be restored to the previous norm; surmount: the 1954 equivalent of ”you lost, now get over it”/ My suggestion is: GET OVER IT! and conduct a decent interview (1687+)
- Get physical
verb phrase To use the body and body contact, esp roughly or amorously: The type who might want to get physical early in a relationship, like during the first five minutes (1970s+) Make physical contact, either forcefully or sexually. For example, Stop pushing—there’s no need to get physical, or Thirteen is too young to get […]