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• get something off your chest — phrase to talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it He came to see me because he wanted to get something off his chest. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• get something out of one's system — {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one s body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system./ 2. To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• get something down to a fine art — To become very skilled at something through practice • • • Main Entry: ↑art * * * have/​get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing… …   Useful english dictionary

• get something straight — phrase to correctly understand something Let me get this straight – you didn’t know they had your car. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: straight * * * make a situation clear, esp. by reaching an understanding * * * get sth… …   Useful english dictionary

• get (something) off the ground — phrase if you get a project off the ground, you start it and make it successful. You can also say that a project gets off the ground No volunteers came forward to enable the youth club to get off the ground. Thesaurus: to succeed in doing… …   Useful english dictionary

• get something out of the way — phrase to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasant I can’t wait to get all this housework out of the way. Thesaurus: to finish somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: way …   Useful english dictionary

• get something wrong — phrase to make a mistake about something The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: wrong * * * get sth ˈwrong idiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get something off the ground — get (something) off the ground if a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds. The scheme should get off the ground towards the end of this year. A lot more public spending will be required to get… …   New idioms dictionary

• get something off your chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest …   New idioms dictionary

• get something off chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest …   New idioms dictionary