get+before
71get/keep your head down — UK INFORMAL ► to put all your effort into finishing a particular task: »If I get my head down, I ll be able to finish the report before the end of the day. ► to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid attention: »The chairman intends to …
72get-rich-quick — adjective only before noun INFORMAL a get rich quick plan is designed to earn you a lot of money in a short period of time, often in a way that is slightly dishonest or not sensible …
73get your knickers in a twist — get (your) knickers in a twist British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation …
74get knickers in a twist — get (your) knickers in a twist British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation …
75get in on the ground floor — If you get in on the ground floor, you enter a project or venture at the start before people know how successful it might be …
76get on your high horse — phrase to behave as if you know more or are better than anyone else Before he gets on his high horse, he should consider the consequences of not going ahead with this scheme. Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry: horse * * *… …
77get (all) your ducks in a row — get/have (all) your ˌducks in a ˈrow idiom (especially NAmE) to have made all the preparations needed to do sth; to be well organized • The company has its ducks in a row for a move into the Asian market. • Get your ducks in a row before you… …
78get (yourself) into shape — get (yourself) into ˈshape idiom to take exercise, eat healthy food, etc. in order to become physically fit • I m trying to get into shape before summer. Main entry: ↑shapeidiom …
79get away from … — ˌget aˈway (from…) derived to succeed in leaving a place • I won t be able to get away from the office before 7. Main entry: ↑getderived …
80get yourself into something — ˌget ˈinto sth | ˌget yourself/sb ˈinto sth derived to reach a particular state or condition; to make sb reach a particular state or condition • He got into trouble with the police while he was still at school. • Three people were rescued from a… …
