Get rolling
see: get a move on
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- Get sick
1. [Ninth century] 2. Become disgusted, as in We got sick as we learned how much money was wasted, or I get sick when I hear about his debts. [ Early 1500s ] Also see: make one sick 3. Also, get sick to one’s stomach; be sick. Become nauseated, vomit, as in If you eat […]
- Get small
verb phrase To disappear; disperse and vanish; MAKE oneself SCARCE: Those suspects got small in a hurry (1980s+ Police)
- Get smart
verb phrase To become wisely aware of one’s situation, the possibilities, etc; wise up: Tell him if he doesn’t get smart he’ll get clobbered (1940s+)
- Get some
verb phrase To succeed in having sex or finding a sexual partner •Euphemistic: get some once a week (1880s+)
- Get someone by the short hairs
Related Terms have someone by the short hairs verb phrase To have complete control over a person; have a painful advantage: We’ve got them where the hair is short, and they can’t squirm out ( first form 1872+, second 1888+) verb phrase To have someone in a painful and helpless situation; have absolute control over; […]