There are so many idioms with GET! English learners often focus on advanced vocabulary words when in fact it’s the smallest and most ordinary words that the most important. The word run is an example of a small but powerful word. The word set, with the most meanings of any English word, is another. But, we should not forget “get.” Without the word get, many English conversations would come to a screeching halt. With almost 300 definitions or senses, you can hardly have a discussion without this little gem of a word. So, of course, there is a long list of English idioms that use the word. Here, you will learn about 26 idioms that use the word GET. Let’s get going!
Idioms With GET
1. Get a Fix: to acquire a needed dose of an addictive drug; to engage in a favorite habitual food, activity, etc.
2. Get a Fix on Something: to accurately determine the position of an aircraft, ship, or another moving object, usually of a military nature; to accurately determine the basic facts of something and to clearly understand it.
3. Get a Kick Out of Something: to enjoy something or feel excitement from it; to find something amusing and therefore enjoyable.
4. Get a Word in Edgewise: to find an opportunity to contribute to a conversation despite another person or group of people speaking continually without pause
5. Get Along: in regards to people (or animals), to be on amicable terms, to be able to interact harmoniously and without ongoing conflict. A synonym for get along well; to manage; to survive; to have a reasonably happy and stress-free life; to prosper; to leave somewhere or to depart (U.K. = get on, phrasal verb).
6. Get Away From It All: to take a holiday (take a vacation in American English) to a place that is far from a situation that is considered stressful, busy, etc.; to take a respite from the pressures of everyday life — See more.
7. Get Away with Murder: literally, to commit murder and not get punished; to do something very bad or make a serious mistake and not get punished, disciplined, or face consequences; to do whatever one wishes.
8. Get By, to: to move past someone or something; to manage to survive with very little money or without everything needed to survive; to barely manage something — (Phrasal verb, see more.
9. Get Down to Brass Tacks: o start discussing the most important and crucial aspects of or facts of a problem or situation; to skip over pleasantries or unimportant details or theories and ‘get right to the heart of the matter.’
10. Get In On the Ground Floor: to become involved in something, often a business or enterprise from the very beginning or early stages of its development. To let someone in on the ground floor is to let them become involved from the very beginning.
11. Get One’s Just Deserts, to: to get what one deserves; to get a deserved punishment; to get a deserved reward.
12. Get One’s Second Wind: in regards to physical exercise, especially running, a second wind refers to a return to regular breathing and renewed endurance after being out of breath and exhausted; restored or increased energy and strength after feeling tired, weak, allowing one to continue or complete a task or activity.
13. Get Out of My Hair: When we say get out of my hair we are telling someone to stop bothering us or annoying us. This expression is usually used as an imperative when someone is being annoying and won’t leave you alone. It is a response to someone being in your hair.
14. Get Something Down: to become skilled or proficient at something; to memorize something; to eat, drink, or swallow something; to write something down.
15. Get Something Out of Your System: to expel something from the body, through metabolism, vomiting, or other sources of elimination (used in regards to medications, toxins, etc.); to permanently stop thinking about something one is preoccupied with, such as a desire, especially by sharing one’s feelings; to release anger or other strong emotions.
16. Get the Memo: to know something that everyone else knows about; to be aware of something; to become informed about something. This idiom is almost always used in the negative: to ‘not get the memo‘ means to be unaware of something that should be obvious or common knowledge.
17. Get This Show on the Road: to put a plan or idea into action; to get started. This idiom is a synonym for let’s get going or get the ball rolling (also get the show on the road).
30 English Idioms With Run
18. Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed, to: to start the day in a bad mood and to be grumpy all day and easily annoyed but for no apparent reason.
19. Get Wind Of Something: to learn about something or hear about it, usually through rumors or unofficial sources.
20. Get Your Act Together: to start behaving in a more focused and effective way; to get organized.
21. Get Your Dander Up: to become angry or agitated; to lose one’s temper. It an also mean to cause someone to become angry, etc.
22. Get Your Ducks in a Row: to be well organized and prepared; to have all the facts right; to have become efficient; to have one’s affairs in order.
23. Get Your (or someone’s) Goat: to get someone’s goat means to annoy or irritate them.
24. Get (or have) the Last Laugh: to be victorious over one’s opponents or critics, especially after being doubted; to succeed in the end even after much difficulty and setback.
25. Get (have, be) the Last Word: to have the right or to take the right to have the final word or to make the final conclusion on something, or in other words, to be the person who makes the final decision. It can also mean to have the right to perform the final action in a process.
26: Get One’s Marching Orders: to be fired from a job or removed from a position; also refers to an order to move or proceed with something. This second meaning is much closer to the military meaning of the phrase, where marching orders refer literally to troops being ordered to march, or move.
27. When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going): when a situation becomes difficult or unpleasant; when it becomes much harder to continue or to make any progress.
28. Get With It: become active or interested; align one’s attitudes or behavior to modern ways of thinking and behaving; become knowledgeable about modern trends, fashions, movements, ideas, developments, etc. See more meanings.
29. Get With the Program: follow the rules and do what you are supposed to do or are expected to do; accept the way of thinking of those around you; accept the way of behaving of those around you. See more meanings.