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get up
phrasal verb A1to rise from bed after sleeping, or to stand up; to rise from bed after sleeping or from a seated position
↗Get up on the Wrong Side of Bed
idiomTo wake up in a foul mood and remain unusually irritable or touchy throughout the day.
↗Get Wind of Something
idiomTo hear rumors, secret information, or early hints about something before it is publicly revealed.
↗Get with It
idiomTo adapt to modern ideas and current industry practices, or to start paying serious attention.
↗Get Woke, Go Broke
proverbA contemporary maxim suggesting that entities prioritizing ideological posturing over core pragmatic quality risk financial ruin.
↗Get Your Act Together
idiomTo organize oneself, eliminate disorganized habits, and perform effectively to meet expectations.
↗Get Your Dander up
idiomTo become extremely agitated, angry, or infuriated.
↗Get Your Goat
idiomTo deeply irritate, provoke, or annoy someone.
↗Get Your Head Around It
idiomTo thoroughly comprehend, accept, or make sense of a complex or baffling idea.
↗Get-up-and-Go
idiomDynamic energy, enthusiasm, and proactive initiative to accomplish difficult goals.
↗Getting by
idiomSurviving or managing with just enough resources, without expanding or flourishing.
↗Getting on My Last Nerve
idiomStretching someone's patience to the absolute limit through relentless irritation.
↗Getting on My Nerves
idiomAnnoying, perturbing, or irritating someone repeatedly.
↗getting worse
phrase A2deteriorating or becoming increasingly bad
↗ghost
word A1an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear to the living an apparition of a dead person believed to be able to become visible to the living; a spirit the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to the living
↗giant
word B1extremely large, enormous, or much larger than the usual size
↗gift
word A1something you give to someone without asking for payment a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a natural ability or talent something given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a natural ability or talent something given willingly to someone without payment; a present
↗ginger
word B1a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of the ginger plant
↗girl
word A1a female child or young woman
↗girlfriend
word A1a regular female romantic partner or companion A woman or girl with whom someone is romantically or emotionally involved.
↗give
word A1To freely transfer the possession of something to someone; to hand over or provide.; to freely transfer something to someone to hand over or transfer something to someone
↗Give a Dog a Bad Name and Hang Him
proverbOnce a person's reputation is unfairly damaged by slander, it is virtually impossible for them to regain trust or escape condemnation.
↗Give a Man a Fish
idiomTo offer short-term material charity that addresses an immediate symptom without cultivating independence.
↗Give a Man a Fish and You Feed Him for a Day; Teach a Man to Fish and You Feed Him for a Lifetime
proverbImparting sustainable skills that foster autonomy is far more valuable than bestowing fleeting charitable gifts.
↗Give a Run for One's Money
idiomTo provide tough competition and challenge an opponent strongly
↗give and take
idiom C1Mutual compromise and cooperation where each side makes concessions to work harmoniously; mutual concessions and compromise between people or groups
↗give away
phrasal verbTo disclose a secret unintentionally or surrender an advantageous bargaining position
↗give back
phrasal verbTo return something borrowed, dropped, or lost to its owner.
↗Give back to community
phraseto contribute time, money, or resources to help support and improve one's local community
↗give in
phrasal verbTo cease opposition and yield to another party's terms or demands during negotiations
↗Give off
phrasal verbTo emit, project, or radiate a particular feeling, impression, or vibe
↗give out
phrasal verbTo stop working, fail, or break down due to prolonged strain, age, or heavy workload.
↗Give Props to
idiomTo give due credit, recognition, or respect to someone for an achievement
↗Give Someone a Hard Time
idiomTo make things difficult for someone or criticize and tease them persistently
↗Give Someone a Piece of My Mind
idiomTo speak very angrily and frankly to someone because of their unacceptable behavior
↗Give Someone a Song and Dance
idiomTo give a long, elaborate, and often dishonest excuse or explanation
↗Give Someone an Inch and He'll Take a Yard
proverbIf you yield even a tiny concession to someone lacking self-restraint, they will aggressively demand vastly more.
↗Give Someone an Inch and Someone Will Take a Mile
proverbGranting a modest accommodation often results in excessive exploitation by those who lack boundaries.
↗Give Someone Enough Rope and They'll Hang Themself
proverbAllowing an arrogant or foolish person enough freedom will eventually lead to their own undoing
↗Give Someone Short Shrift
idiomTo treat someone dismissively with little sympathy, time, or attention
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