76. Gasp one's last, to див. В-725.

gasp out one's last (або life), to див. B-725.

Gate City of the South амер. «ворота Півдня» (місто Атланта в штаті Джорджія).

Gate City of the West амер. «ворота Заходу» (місто Пітсбург в штаті Пєнсиль- ванія); див. тж. S-1410.

gather breath, to див. С-385, 1).

gather ground, to див. G-14.

gather head, to див. С-1068, 1) та 2).

gather heart of grace, to див. Т-273.

gather laurels, to due. R-206.

gather life's roses, to (тж. to gather roses) зривати квіти насолоди.

gather (або pick up) one's crumbs, to потроху, поступово набирати ваги, повні­ шати.

gather one's wits, to див. С-892.

gather roses, to див. G-85.

gather straws, to див. D-805.

gather strength, to набирати силі!, під­ силюватися;

He worked methodically, even collecting an arm­ful of the larger branches to be used later v,hen the lire gathered strength (J. London).

gather the gauntlet, to див. Р-392.

gather the reins (of something), to забрати віжки в свої руки; взяти на себе кермо влади;

But she had come back to Robin Hill on her stepmother's death, and gathered the reins into her small decided hands (7. Galsworthy).

gather up the threads, to об'єднати, зі­ брати докупи.

gather way, to 1) мор. набирати хід, швидкість;

Slowly the ship gathered way, and the wind of the morning, coming across the hills, filled the great sails (D. du Maurier).

2) перен. виявлятися, даватися взнаки. див. тж. L-1366;

(as) gaudy as a peacock виряджений, як на весілля.

(as) gaunt as a grey-hound (або а greyhound) дуже худий, виснажений; див. тж. G-97;

You look as gaunt as a grey-hound (W. ТНаІЦШ era у).

97. (as) gaunt as Ьопе>дуже худий, виснЯ жєний; ^ шкіра та кістки; одна скасть; див. тж. G-96;

Her face, gaunt as bone, showed nothing, neither interest nor resentment (A. Cronin).

(as) gay as a lark див. С-567.

gay bird (або dog), а (тж. a joiiy dog) весельчак, веселун; весела людина;

"Не came up to see me here, a few weeks-ago." "Did he? He's a gay dog," he said lightly (E. Thurston).

Master Blifil was generally called a sneaking rascal, a poor-spirited wretch, with other epithets of the like kind; whilst Tom was honoured with the appellations of a brave lad, a jolly dog, and afl honest fellow (fi. Fielding).

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100. gay cat, а амер. сл. бродяга, що пра­цює дуже рідко і короткий час за дуже високу платню. І 101. gay dog, а див. G-99. ¹ 102. gay Greek див. G-1528. [ 103. gay Lothario донжуан, ловелас [ви-*.раз зустрічається вперше у п'єсі Н. Роу •N. Rowe, 1674—1718) «The Fair Penitent»];

t However, it was not until several years after , Mr. Shiss had married, and when he might have • been considered settled in the ways of righteous-I ness, that he actually essayed to any extent the trole of a gay Lothario (Th. Dreiser).

\. 104. gay science, the заст. поезія (особл. 'іпро кохання).

І 105. geese are (all) swans, one's дав. A-3I5.

f 106. geese with geese, and women with women присл. ^ знайся кінь з конем, а віл 'з волом.

107. gee whiz! амер. розм. .хай йому біс!, хай йому всячина!, ось тобі і маєш! отакої!

ftgee whiz є перекрученим Jesus Christ];

Gee whiz, you'd think it was something that depended on what I did for you, not whether you і cared for me (Th. Dreiser).

108. genealogical tree див. F-214.

\ 109. general election (тж. General Election) загальні вибори;

In a few weeks, you see, we shall be in the ^!'thick of the General Election. (E. Lyall).

general executive керівник підприєм- •ства, установи.

general knowledge див. С-1220.

generally and particularly загалом і зокрема.

generally speaking див. В-2860.

general pardon (тж. General Pardon) амністія; див. тж. А-104.

general practice робота або дільниця лікаря, що працює як терапевт і хірург; див. тж. G-116;

There were no available hospital appointments. I might purchase a general practice [or a mere three thousand pounds (A. Cronin).

116. general practitioner (тж. скороч. G. P.) лікар загальної практики; лікар, що працює як терапевт і хірург;

I'm a surgeon. I'm not a blasted general practi­tioner — G. P. (A. Cronin).

general's battle бій, результат якого вирішує уміле командування.

general servant, а [тж. a man (або а servant) of all work; a man-of-all-work;

a servant-of-all-work] служник або служни­ця, що виконує різні обов'язки; ^ і швець, І жнець, І на дуду грець; див. тж. М-22;

lie was married: his wife was a young¹ woman whose acquaintance he had made when he happened to be employed with others painting the outside of the house where she was a general servant (R. Tressell).

She asked for Doreen, and was ushered by a shabby man of all work up the narrow staircase (E. Lyall).

We had to come to this small house, and be content with a servant-of-all-work (E. Gaskelt).

119. general (або quarter) sessions [тж. General (або Quarter) Sessions] англ. засі­ дання колегії мирових суддів, що відбуває­ ться чотири рази на рік (у графствах);

And for five years Sprott slaved in Wortley: to such purpose that at the quarter sessions he became a terror to the debtors, delinquents, and wrong­doers of the city (A. Cronin).

120. general shop (або амер. store) універ­ сальний магазин; неспецІалізований мага­ зин; див. тж. D-258;

Не arrived out of breath in a typical mill town consisting¹ of the usual unpainted houses, the salo­ons, mill, office, and general store (S. White).

general ticket амер. загальний список (виборчий бюлетень з кандидатами, які представляють штат або місто в цілому, а не окремі райони їх);

gentle and simple (тж. great and small; small and great; high and low) люди всякого звання; люди різного стану; всі;

If you want me to undertake country work I can't come, for I never leave Casterbridge for gentle nor simple —not I (Th. Hardy).

It now became clear to every soul in the house, except .poor Amelia, that Rebecca should take her departure, and high and low... agreed that that event should take place as speedily as possible (W. Thackeray).

(as) gentle as a larnb смирний, тихий, як ягня; див. тж. М-1104.

gentle craft, the 1) заст. жарт, шев­ ство, чоботарство; гільдія чоботарів; 2) жарт, вудіння риби [гра слів, побудована на двох омонімах: gentle — благородний та gentle — наживка];

Another fisherman was picked up here — and that so silently, that if Young Jerry had been supersti­tious, he might have supposed the second follower of the gentle craft to have, all of a sudden, split himself into two (Ch. Dickens).

125. gentleman at large І) заст. придвор­ ний, що не займає певної посади; 2) джен­ тльмен без певних занять;

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Here he was, talking to a gentleman at large, who was free to come and go and roam about the world at his pleasure (Ch. Dickens).

gentleman farmer фермер-джентльмен (провінціальний дворянин, що займається сільським господарством).

gentleman friend амер. друг; кавалер; див. тж. В-2455, 2) та G-656;

Life meant more to him than it meant to these two girls whose thoughts did not go beyond ice­cream and a gentleman friend (7. London).

gentleman in black, the жарт. евф. диявол, сатана, дідько; див. тж. С-807.

gentleman in brown жарт. евф. клоп; див. тж. В-1916 та N-349.

gentleman in waiting камергер.

gentleman (або man, person) of condition заст. [тж. заст. gentleman (або man) of figure; заст. gentleman (або man) of lead] високопоставлена особа; людина, що займає високе, видне становище а сус­ пільстві; див. тж. L-16;

"Indeed," a_dded she, "my dear Sophy, that [^constancy] is a very rare "virtue amongst men of condition" (И. Fielding).

gentleman of figure див. G-131.

gentleman of fortune евф. «рицар фор­ туни»; авантюрист, шукач пригод; пірат;

І had no idea but that you were a gentleman of fortune (W. Thackeray).

By a "gentleman of fortune" they plainly meant neither more nor less than a common pirate (R. Stevenson).

gentleman (або knight) of industry заст. евф. «рицар індустрії»; шахрай, прой­ дисвіт [єтим. фр. chevalier d'industrie].

gentleman of lead див. G-131.

gentleman {або man, person) of quality, a заст. людина знатного роду; знат­ на людина; аристократ; див. тж. L-23;

І am very bountiful to men of quality (Ben Jonson).

137. gentleman (або man) of the cloth, a

(тж. a man of the long coat) служитель культу, піп;

I happened to come home several hours before my usual time, when I found four gentlemen of the cloth at whist by my fire (H. Fielding).

138. gentleman of the long robe (або of the robe) юрист, суддя; див. тж. L-1136;

It is by no means my intention to describe mi­nutely the forms of a Scottish criminal trial, nor am I sure that I could draw up an account so intelligible and accurate as to abide the criticism of the gentlemen of the long robe (W. Scott).

139. gentleman (або knight, squire) of the pad евф. [тж. заст. евф. gentleman (або knight) of the road] розбійник з великого шляху;

"A gentleman! — what sort of a gentleman?"] said my companion somewhat hastily — his mind, I suppose, running on gentleman of ihe pad, as they were then termed (W. Scott).

gentleman of the road 1) dun. G-I39; 2) див. К-470, 2).

gentleman of the robe див. G-138.

142. gentleman of the saddle див. В-11. 143:-gentleman of the three outs жарт.

погано, бідно одягнена людина,, що не ко­ристується кредитом і сидить без грошей (out of pocket, out at elbows, out of credit).

gentleman (або man) of virtu, a ціни­ тель мистецтва.

gentleman's agreement джентльмен­ ська угода;

It is by these little chats in lobbies that we get our business done — the gentleman's agreements whereby votes and influence are traded for con­tracts involving your money and mine (U. Sinclair).

146. gentleman's gentleman евф. прислуж­ ник, лакей; камердинер;

in the servants' hall two coachmen and three gentlemen's gentlemen stood or sat round the fire (Ch. Bronte).

gentle reader люб'язний, ласкавий чи­ тачу (звертання автора до читача).

gentle sex, the див. F-45.

gently born знатний, родовитий.

gently does it розм. обережно; ти­ хенько;

There's only one thing For it — drive on until we hit something. Gently does it (I. Galsworthy).

151. geographical expression, а географічне поняття; -

He was a good man and a good husband, but the enthusiasm of his nature spent itself in his daily work at the British Museum, and ancient Egypt was far more real to him than modern England, while as to Ireland, it was to him... — merely "^a geographical expression." (E. Lyall).

get a beat on one, to амер. розм. об­ манути, обдурити, обійти когось.

get а (або one's, have the) Ьсііуїиі of something, to набити собі чимсь о .омину; остогиднути комусь;

Don't care what happens. Got a bellyful of c'fc-^r' ing (A. Maltz).

154. get a big hand, to амєр. бути зустрі;

-. f ййЛ

нутим тривалими оплесками; див. їж. u*w

та G-520.

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155. get (або have) a bit of shut-eye, to

розм, трохи поспати; див. тж. G-168 та N-584;

I'll run over and say hullo to Jan and then I'll roll in and try to get a bit of shut-eye so I won't be falling asleep on the job (D. Cusack).

get a bit on, to розм. хильнути; бути під чаркою.

get a blighty one, to військ, жарг. дістати легке поранення , (яке дає право повернутися на якийсь час додому); див. тж. В-2201;

With a really healthy wound you might be out of the line for six or nine months. That was called 'getting a blighty one' if you were lucky enough to get sent back to England — 'Blighty.'(R. Alding­ton).

158. get a blow, to див. B-2272.

159. get about your business! див. А-1084. (60. get above one's business, to див. В-2І4.

get a breath of air, to див. В-2272.

get abroad, to [тж. to get (або take) wind; to take air; to take the wing; to take wing] розповсюджуватися, ставати відомим;

How should he meet the eye of old Porkenham at the next Quarter Sessions! — and what a handle would it be for the opposition magisterial party, if the story got abroad (Ch. Dickens).

If this story should get wind, their country relation had by his imprudence, for ever disgrac­ed them (Ch. Dickens).

My scheme had taken wind (W. Thackeray).

The secret may take air (Ch. Dickens).

But somehow, this my vestal vow takes wing (G. Byron).

163. get (або have) a call upon something,

to користуватися переважним правом; мати право одержати щось.

get a chil! (або a cold), to див. С-370.

get a cropper, to див. С-906.

get (або have) a fair deal, to діста­ ти те, що заслужив; бути нагородженим по заслузі;

І want everybody to have a fair deal (I. Lind­say).

get a fair show, to амер., австрал. ви­ користати нагоду, скористатися нагодою.

get (або have, take) a few winks of sleep, to '[тж. to get (060 have, take) a wink of sleep] трохи поспати; див. тж. G-155 та N-584;

"How am T going to get a wink o! sleep?'' my neighbour complained (J. London).

...A powerful white mare was standing looking lazily up the street, and now and then nodding a little, as if she had been there a long time, and thought it a good opportunity of taking a wink or two of sleep (Ch. Collins).

169. get a flea in one's ear, to дістати різке зауваження, відмову див. тж. G-1203 та S-468;

Irene was in front; that young fellow — what had they nicknamed him — "The Buccaneer!" — looked precious hangdog there behind her; had got a flea in his ear, he shouldn't wonder (J. Go/s-worthy).

170. get a fresh (або a new) lease of life,

to набути нових життєвих сил; одержати Істотну допомогу, бути підбадьореним; див. тж. В-2657;

The fickle Gaul got his steadying from the Franks, the steady Saxon got his touch of refine­ment from the Norman, the Italian got a fresh lease of life from the Lombard and the Ostrogoth.,. (A. Doyle).

get (або have) a fright, to злякатися, 'Ізлякатися; див. тж. G-206.

get a glimpse (of), to див. С-372.

get a going-over, to розм. дістати нагінку; бути вилаяним;

Well, I got a good going-over in the morning from old Miss Watson or. account of my clothes; but the widow she didn't scold, but only cleaned off the grease and clay, and looked so sorry that I thought I would behave a while if I could (M. Twain).

get (або have) a good hand, to ді­ стати або мати перевагу; мати шанси па успіх.

get a good press, to див. Н-346.

get a half-nelson on one, to поста­ вити когось у тяжке становище; тримати когось у руках [half-nelson — прийом у боксі].

get (або have) a hank on (або over) one, to рідк. тримати когось у руках; стри­ мувати, тримати когось у межах.

get ahead of one. to [тж. to give (one) the go-by; to give the go-by to one; амер. to give (one) the dust; to give the dust to one] випередити, обігнати когось (на пере­ гонах, у змаганні, роботі тощо); див. тж. G-953 та М-598;

Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other hors"es (H. Beecher Stowe).

179. get (або have) a jag on, to амер. сл. напитися, нализатися, надудлитися;

I'm going to get a jag on tonight (A. Saxfon).

get a jerk on, to (по)квапитися, (no)- спішити..

get a kick out of something, to дістати насолоду, задоволення від чогось; див. тж. G-726 та Н-580;

І always get о kick out of "Right Face" (M. & M., Sept., 1949).

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get a leg in, to розм. пролізти кудись; втертися в довір'я.

get a line on (one, something), to амер. розм. одержати відомості, дізнатися про (когось, щось);

"Hasn't anybody got a line on her?" Mercer asked (O. Carter).

"I'm beginning to size up the Situation

"Please don't say 'size up'," she interrupted.

"To get a line on things," he hastily amended (J. London).

get a livelihood, to див. В-3050.

get a living, to див. В-3050.

get a load of this! амер. сл. слухайте це уважно!

get along, to 1) досягти успіхів, мати успіхи;

Не was seventeen years old by a week and three days and he knew how to get along (A. Maltz).

2) жити, поживати;

For two women who had no friends or acquain­tances in common, Mary and Savina. got along very well (M. Wilson).

get along with you! див. А-1084.

get a look (або a sight) at the ele­ phant, to (тж. to see the elephant) сл. знати життя, набути життєвого досвіду; позна­ йомитися з життям великого міста; поба­ чити світ; ^ бачити смаженого вовка.

get a miff, to надутися, розсерди­ тися.

get a move on, to розм. (тж. розм. to make it snappy; розм. to make play; розм. to stir one's stumps; амер. сл. to get a wiggle on) 1) поспішати, прискорювати; енергійно діяти; дав. тж. L-1158,1);

We'll have to get a move on (J. Aldridge). You must stir your stumps and find something (J. Galsworthy).

2) int. жвавіше!, швидше!, мерщій!; див. тж. L-1158, 2);

Hey, get a move on, you. You're trot paid to look out of the window (Th. Dreiser).

Shortly after eight a dapper young man entered, pushed some women frora the benches and stood up. "Experienced drill press operators! Drill press operators! Make it snappy!" (/. Steele).

get an advantage of (або over, on) one, to див. G-6.

get (або make) a name, to [тж. to get (або make, win) oneself a najne; to make a name for oneself; to make one's name] здо­ бути собі ім'я; стати відомим;

You could rise in journalism and make a name for yourself (J. London).

get a nap, to див. Н-415.

get an equaliser, to спорт, зрівняти рахунок;

The Brazilians were covering up magnificently, determined not to let the persistent Welshmen get an equaliser (D. W. L., June 20, 1958).

get a new angle on (something), to розм. стати на нову точку зору в якомусь питанні.

get a new lease of life, to див. G-170.

get a new slant on things, to почути нові думки про щось, побачити щось в но­ вому світлі, розглядати щось під іншим ку­ том зору;

Freddie wants you to meet his wife. I know you don't care about him much, but there']! be other people there, other doctors probably. We may get a new slant on things there (A. Cronin).

199. get an insight into something, to про­ никнути у щось, добре познайомитися з чимсь;

How many of us have ever got to know a wild animal? I do not mean merely to meet with one once or twice, or to have one in a cage, but to really know it for a long time while it is wild, and to get an insight into its life and history (E. Seton-Thotnpson).

200. get (або have) an itch (або itching) (for something), to дуже бажати чогось; кортить; ^ руки сверблять;

They're different from you and me. They have an itch to understand something that was never understood before (M. Wilson).

get a peep of (або at), to див. Н-444.

get a place, to спорт, прийти до фі­ нішу одним з перших.

get a rap on (або over) the knuckles, to див. С-400.

get (або have, take) a ride, to під'­ їхати ;

"You're lucky," Mullins told them. "You getl a ride." And they were thankful enough as the heat of the day grew, and they thought of the luckless infantry tramping behind (G. Trcase).

205. get (або have, take) a rise out of one,

to роздратувати когось; зіграти на чиїйсь слабкій струнці [первісна вираз рибалок};

They were going to get a rise out of him! (J. Galsworthy).

You're trying (o take a rise oui of me (A. Cro­nin).

get a scare, to перелякатися; див. тж. G-I71.

get а (або the) scent (of), to 1) мисл. напасти, натрапити на слід; 2) пєрен. піти

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по вірному шляху; натрапити на слід (тж. to get the right scent; to get the right scent of); див. тж. G-431.

get a sigh't at the elephant, to див. G-189.

get a sleep, to див. Н-415.

get a squint (at), to див. Н-399.

get a start o! one, to див. G-558.

get a stranglehold on (one, some­ thing), to тиснути, душити, взяти в лещата (когось, щось);

The Yankees and the English financiers tried. every way to upset the new state...

They threatened and they pleaded, even (on conditions) offering loans — anything to get a stranglehold on Coravia again — but the workers' government saw through all their wiles (Q. Trease).

213. get (або have) a swelled head, to

скласти дуже високу думку про себе; бути високої думки про себе; загордувати; див. тж. G-561; G-816 та S-2681;

He's just the least bit in danger of getting a swelled head (Th. Dreiser).

In case you're getting a swelled head we'll take half an hour off and I'll beat you at piquet (Л. Cronin).

get at (something), to due. D-872.

get (one) at a dead-lock, to див. D-877.

get at cross purposes, to див. В-405.

get at grips (with one, something), to див. С-1088, 2).

get at one hammer and tongs, to див. F-185, 2).

get a touch of the sun, to відчувати легке нездужання від тривалого перебуван­ ня на сонці, дістати легкий сонячний удар; див. тж. Т-1903;

"Con's got a touch of the sun, boys," Morris explained (K. S. Prichard).

get at the heart of the matter (або something), to див. С-935, 1).

get at the root of the matter (або something), to див. С-935, 1).

get a victory (over), to див. G-8.

get (або have, take) a warm, to (no)- гр ітися.

get away clear of (one, something), to [тж. to get clear of (one, something); to get shut off (one, something); сл. to put (або pin) the crape on (one, something)) позбутися, уникнути (когось, чогось); усу­ нути (щось); див. тж. В-1549;

I'd seen all I wanted to of them, and wanted to get entirely shut off them (M. Twain).

get away with you! 1) див. А-1084; 2) жарт, годі!, облиш!, не кажи дурниць!

get a wiggle on, to див. G-191.

get a wink of sleep, to див. G-168.

get a word in between, to [toic. to get a word in edgeways (або edgewise); to get in a word edgeways (або edgewise)] вста­ вити слівце в розмову;

Come now, Gill, if you chatter so, how is mam­ma to get a word in between? (Ch. Yonge).

When Pickering starts shouting nobody can get a word in edgeways (B. Shaw),

When she could get in a word edgeways she inquired: "But who are you, my dears?" (K.. S. Prichard).

get a wrong pig by the leg, to див. B-34.

get back into harness, to ^ знову впрягтися в роботу; знову взятися за ро­ боту.

get back one's own, to (тж. to get back some oi one's own; to get one's own back; to get some of one's own back) сл. помститися за образу, приниження; взяти реванш;

Any man who isn't an abject moron would rath­er see women becoming more intelligent and magnanimous instead of having them kept igno­rant and timid and repressed and meekly acquis-cent, and therefore sly and catty and wanting to' get their own back (R. Aldington).

Higgins. You have wounded me to the heart.

Liza. I'm glad. I've got a little of my own back anyhow (B. Shaw).

get beans, to див. С-400.

get better, to видужувати; див. тж. B-1607 та L-434.

get beyond control, to див. В-565.

get blue, to див. В-970.

get (one, something) by the ears, to див. Н-555.

get (або. have, take) (one) by the short hairs, to розм. І) командувати (кимсь); тримати у підлеглості, покорі, держати в шорах (когось); тримати чоловіка під че­ ревиком;

"Well," Dave said, "it's yours."

"Damn right it's minel I never guess. I've got that so-and-so by the short hairs CD. Carter).

...If this thing pans out, it'll be bigger than the movies, bigger than radio — you'll have the whole damned entertainment industry by the short hairs (M. Wilson).

2) вжити рішучих заходів (проти когось); своєчасно зупинити (когось).

She says if Marjorie Ferrar is not taken by the short hairs, she'll put it across everybody — and that the more public the thing is, the less harm she can do (J. Galsworthy)-

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get carried feet first, to див. В-595,

get chill, to див. С-370.

get clear of (one, something), to див. G-224.

get cold, to див. С-370.

get (або have) cold feet, to розм. злякатися, перелякатися; див, тж. С-1567 та F-864;

Не is quite willing to play the game o[ frank­ness, so long as the cards run his way; but when his luck changes, then suddenly he gets 'cold feet', and retires from the game! (U. Sinclair).

243. get cracking, to сл. заспішити; взятися за діло; виявити енергію [натяк на клацан­ ня батога над головою коня].

I've got to get cracking. I've missed the moun­tain train (D. Cusack).

244. get (something) down cold (або pat), to [тж. to get (somethfng) pat] амер. сл. грунтовно вивчити, пізнати; ретельно під­ готувати; знати напам'ять, на зубок (щось);

"How long have you been working, Helen?" "Got my name pal, haven't you? I've been supporting myself for eight years" (O, Henry).

get down to bedrock, to див. С-935.

get down to brass nails (або tacks), to див. С-936.

get down to business, to взятися за діло.

get down to the bottom of the matter (або something), to див. С-935, 1).

get down to tin nails (060 tacks), to див. C-936.

get drunk on smoke, to амер. сл. сп'я­ ніти від низькопробного віскі;

...You don't look for work so hard any more; you've given up trying for a job nowadays; you're starting to get drunk on smoke when you get it (A. Maltz).

261. get even with one, to див. В-668.

252. get (something) for a throwaway price, to дістати дуже -дешево, майже да­ ром;

It is believed here that Eabcocks will set the whole plant for a throwaway price (D. W. L., July 22, 1957).

get good way (або get way) on her, to мор. розвинути (достатню) швидкість.

get ground, to див. G-14.

get ground of, to заст. 1} вторгну­ тися (на територію); 2) взяти верх над кимсь; обійти когось; 3) відірватися (від супротивника тощо; тж. to gain ground of).

get head, to рідк. підсилюватися, ставати іптенсивнішим.

get heart of grace, to див. Т-273.

get hell, to див. С-400.

get hold of (або on), to див. С-395, 1) та 2).

get hold of (обо заст. on) the wrong end of the stick, to [тж. to get hold of (або заст. on) the wrong stick] помилятися, по­ милитися; тлумачити або представляти щось

В 'ПОМИЛКОВОМУ ВИГЛЯДІ;

Sure you ain't [= haven't] got hold on the wrong end of the stick, Sam? (J. Greenwood).

"An accidental thing like that! Mr. Soamesp Why — he was a young man, comparatively! But perhaps they'd got hold of the wrong stickl" Mechanically he went to the telephone (J. Gals­worthy) .

get hold on, to див. С-395, !) та 2).

get hold on the wrong end of the stick, to див. G-260.

get hold on the wrong stick, to див. G-260.

get home, to 1) див. В-2723; 2) див. C-951, 2); 3) див. С-951, 3); 4) виграти, пе­ ремогти, здобути перемогу (про спортсме- • на); 5) завдати удару;

His blows went home, but ihere was no longer weight behind them (J. London).

get (something) home to one, to див. B-2681.

get hot, to розгарячитися, скипіти, вийти з себе.

get hot under the collar, to розлю­ титися, скипіти, посатаніти, розсердитися; див. тж. G-270 та Н-1424;

In fact, the South African Government is get­ting hot under the collar because its own courts have revealed that a system of black-market sla­very has grown up under the so-called "farm labour system" (D, 'W. L., June 4, 1959).

268. get icky, to амер. сл. злякатися, пе­ релякатися; змалодушничати;

Weil, they caught her in her own swill of lies, and she got icky — and here \vc are (S. Heyin}. ,

get in a bate, to див. G-270.

get in a passion (або rage), to [тж. сл. to get in a bate; сл. to get in (або into) a wax] розлютитися, розсердитися, скипіти: див. тж. С-1778; F-848 та G-267;

But is was untrue, and I said so, and — and-p then he got in a rage and struck me (F. Мап-./Л'¹-

She always gets in a wax if I talk too much (R. Tressell).

271. get in a word edgeways (або edffe-' wise), to див. G-228.

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272. get in front of oneself, to амер. сл. діяти швидко і енергійно; перевершити са­ мого себе.

273. get (one, something) in hand, to взяти .в руки, оволодіти (кимсь, чимсь);

Не was getting his scattered wits slightly in 'hand (I. London).

get in one's path (або road, way), to див. S-1920, 2).

get (або go) in on the ground floor,

to (тж. to be let in on the ground floor) амер. розм. прийняти когось (або вступити) к діло на вигідних умовах (особливо одер­жати акції на загальних підставах з за­сновником); бути в однаковому, рівному становищі; мати однакові права з кимсь;

You know I went to Panama when this irritation about a canal began. I thought I'd get in on the ground floor (0. Henry).

What does it mean? It means that we all have lo get in on the ground floor so that everyone starts even (M. Wilson).

276. get in the way of, to 1) (one, some­ thing) заважати, перешкоджати, стояти на шляху (у когось, чогось); 2) (something) призвичаїтися, навчитися робити (щось);

"Just hold me at first, Sam; will you?" said Mr. Winkle.

"There — that's right. I shall soon get in the way of it [= skating], Sam. Not too fast, Sam: not loo fast'¹ (Ch. Dickens).

277. get into a dither, to сл'. (роз)хвилю­ ватися;

"Take your time," she said, comfortingly, "there is no need to get into a dither" (D. C-.isack).

get into a groove, to див. F-93.

get into a mess (або muddle, scrape). to розм. (тж. to get into hot water) потра- Ігити в біду; мати неприємності; див. тж. G-589;

"Ah!" he said at last, "you'll get yourself into a mess one of these days, I can see. You want your own way in everything" (J. Galsworthy).

Presently it became evident that "poor Peter" got himself into many scrapes (£. Gaskell).

The young ladies'll get into hot water 'if they go round with Bill Gough (K- S. Pnchard).

280. get into a row, to бешкетувати, сва­ ритися, зчинити бійку; брати участь у за­ гальній бійці;

What an idiotic thing to do, Bee! I can hear him saying it. I shall get into a fine row (D. du Maurier).

get into a scrape, to див. G-27S.

get into a stew, to див. G-360.

get into a tantrum, to див. F-S49.

get into a wax, to див. G-270.

get into debt, to див. F-105.

get into deep water (або waters), to див. B-862.

get into gear, to тех. включити пере­ дачу; перен. включитися в роботу, взятися за роботу, приступити до роботи (тж. to get into one's gears).

get into hot water, to див. В-892 та G-279.

get into office, to див. Т-366, 1).

get into one's bad (або black) books, to див. B-910.

get into one's bad (або black) graces, to див. B-910.

get into one's clutches, to див, F-118.

get into one's gears, to див. G-287, 2).

get into one's good books (060 graces), to див, В-921.

get into one's hands, to див. F-120.

get (something) into one's head, to див. G-319.

get into one's stride, to 1) взятися за роботу, за справи; приступити до роботи; почати діяти; 2) міцно входити в життя; ставати дійсністю;

The outstanding fact, however, is that automa­tion is rapidly getting into its stride, and the unions as yet have made no effective agreements protecling their members (D. W. L., June 25, 1957).

get (something) into shape, to див. L-622, 1).

get into smooth water • (або waters), to див. В-960.

get into society, to бути прийнятим у суспільстві; див. тж. В-961.

ЗОЇ. get into tails, to надіти фрак;

They went into the grillroom for dinner, since none of them was dressed, "though Freddie inform­ed them he would have to get into tails laler in the evening (A. Cronin).

get into the bad books (або graces) of one, to див. В-910.

get into the band wagon, to див, B-968.

get into the black books (або graces) of one, to див. В-910.

get into the good books (або graces) of one, to див. В-921.

get into the habit of, to див. F-134.

get into the hands of one, to див. F-120.

get into the run ot something, to звикнути, призвичаїтися до чогось; див. тж. G-310;

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In the course of the next day I had got well inio the run of ray duties (5. Stevenson).

get into the saddle, to стати на чолі; прийти до влади; зайняти керівне, провідне місце.

get into the way of something, to звикнути, призвичаїтися до чогось; захопи­ тися чимсь; див. тж. G-308.

get in (або into) touch (with), to вста­ новити контакт; встановити безпосередній зв'язок (з кимсь, чимсь);

I've moved heaven and earth to get in touch with you! (S. Heym).

312. get (something) in train, to налаго­ дити щось; зробити так,, щоб усе було га­ разд;

, But I can be getting things in train, Jane (H. Wood).

get in trouble, to див. В-Ю39.

get into trouble, to див. В-І039.

get (one) in wrong, to амер. показати у непривабливому світлі; поставити в жа­ люгідне становище, під удар; викликати чиюсь немилість; позбавити чиєїсь при­ хильності; зіпсувати стосунки (з кимсь; with).

get it, to див. С-400.

get it good and strong, to див. С-400.

get it hot, to див. С-400.

get (або take) it (або something) in (або into) one's head, to забрати собі в го­ лову;

Don't get it into your head that I'm working for you (M. Wilson).

...It was such a very nice parlour, that he took it into his head to go there every night (Ch. Dick­ens).

get it in the neck, to див. С-400.

get it into one's head, to див. G-319.

get it right, to добре зрозуміти щось, з'ясувати щось як слід; бути або стати ціл­ ком зрозумілим для когось.

get left, to пошитися в дурні, залиши­ тися ні з чим,, опинитися в ніяковому ста­ новищі (звич. через дії інших людей).

get light, to зрозуміти щось, розібра­ тися в чомусь;

Meanwhile I made a careful study of the gro­und, and soon got light. For there were the prints of a huge Mountain-Lion, He had prowled into camp, coming up where we slept, sneaked around and smelt us over; and — I think — walked down the alley between our beds (E. Seton-Thompson).

325. get more kicks than halfpence, to мати більше неприємностей, ніж користі; ^ діс­ тати більше синяків та шишок, ніж калачів

та пишок [частина виразу monkey allow­ance—more kicks than halfpence];

Let the sweet woman go to make sunshine ;mcl a soft pillow for the poor devil whose legs are not models, whose efforts are blunders, and \vho in general gets more kicks than halfpence (C. Eliot).