Get stupid
verb phrase
To have fun; enjoy oneself: We got stupid at that picnic (1980s+ Teenagers)
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[get] /gɛt/ verb (used with object), got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten; getting. 1. to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 2. to cause to be in one’s possession or succeed in having available for one’s use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: […]
- Get taken off at the knees
verb phrase To be severely injured; be destroyed: That guy is just waiting to get taken off at the knees (1970s+)
- Get the advantage of
Also, get or have the advantage over. Be in a superior position to, as in He had the advantage over me, since I couldn’t even remember his name, let alone his position. [ Mid-1500s ] Also see: get the drop on
- Get the ax
verb phrase (Variations: air or can or boot or chop or heave-ho or old heave-ho may replace air) To be dismissed, esp to be jilted: When she found out, he got the air/ Lefebvre got the can in Seattle after building the Mariners to their first over-.500 finish (air 1900+; ax 1883+, boot 1888+) Also, […]
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Also, keep the ball rolling. Start an undertaking; also, keep an undertaking from flagging. For example, Let’s get the ball rolling by putting up some posters, or The hostess kept the ball rolling, talking to each of the guests in turn. This expression originated in one or another sport in which it was important to […]