Get face
verb phrase
To gain respect; also, to raise one’s status •Opposite of lose face: doing her best to get face after she was acquitted
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noun, Informal. 1. the very beginning: They’ve had trouble from the get-go. noun 1. (informal) from the get-go, from the beginning: I’ve been your friend from the get-go
- Get gray hair from
Be very worried or upset by. For example, I know I’m going to get gray hair from his driving. Similarly, give gray hair to means “to worry someone,” as in The boy’s love of rock climbing gave his parents gray hair. This idiom alludes to the notion that extreme anxiety or grief can cause one’s […]
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