- terms (with), (get) on
- (Improve one's performance so that one is) at a standard appropriate (to) (one's competitors, e.g. in a game),
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terms (with), (get) on
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get — 1. range of use. Get is one of the most frequently used and most productive words in English. Often it has virtually no meaning in itself and draws its meaning almost entirely from its context, especially in idiomatic uses such as get to bed, get … Modern English usage
With You and Without You — was a book written by Ann M. Martin in 1986.Liza O Hara s family is abruptly confronted with the news that Mr. O Hara is dying from heart disease. After the initial shock the family unites to make his last months as enjoyable as possible… … Wikipedia
get one's head around — (or round) [usu. with negative] informal understand or come to terms with something I just can t get my head around this idea … Useful english dictionary
get the push — ► UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE, HR to be told that you no longer have a job, especially because you have done something wrong: »Sounds like he hasn t come to terms with getting the push. Main Entry: ↑push … Financial and business terms
get one's head round (or around) — informal understand or come to terms with. → head … English new terms dictionary
Get Home Free — by John Clellon Holmes (1964) This third novel by John Clellon Holmes was his favorite and arguably his best but also his least known. Written between January 1961 and October 1962, it succeeded in getting Holmes out of a frustrating writer’s… … Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
get by — verb 1. come to terms with (Freq. 3) We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day • Syn: ↑cope, ↑make out, ↑make do, ↑contend, ↑grapple, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get — Synonyms and related words: OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree with, alight, amaze, anger, annex, annoy, answer, apparel, appreciate, apprehend, approach, arise, arouse … Moby Thesaurus
Get Real — Infobox Film name = Get Real image size = caption = North American DVD cover for Get Real director = Simon Shore producer = Stephen Taylor writer = Patrick Wilde narrator = starring = Ben Silverstone Brad Gorton Charlotte Brittain Stacy Hart Kate … Wikipedia
with — preposition Etymology: Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart Date: before 12th century 1. a. in opposition to ; against < had a fight with … New Collegiate Dictionary
