Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get one down — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. * /Low grades are getting Helen down./ * /Three straight losses got the team down./ 2. To swallow; digest. * /The medicine was so bitter I couldn t get… … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ one\ down — v. phr. informal 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. Low grades are getting Helen down. Three straight losses got the team down. 2. To swallow; digest. The medicine was so bitter I couldn t get it down. 3. To… … Словарь американских идиом
get one down — discourage, depress (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
get one's head down Brit. — get one s head down Brit. informal 1》 sleep. 2》 concentrate on the task in hand. → head … English new terms dictionary
get one's head down — ► get one s head down Brit. informal 1) sleep. 2) concentrate on the task in hand. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
get one's knickers in a twist — vb British to become agitated, flustered or over excited. This picturesque vulgarism originated in the late 1950s with a purely sexual sense. Now widely used, it is generally heard in the negative form, exhorting someone to calm down. See also… … Contemporary slang
get one's head down — Lie down to sleep … A concise dictionary of English slang
To get one's hand in — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
