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1 get the sack
(to be sacked: I'll get the sack if I arrive at the office late!) tikt atlaistam no darba -
2 get the feel of
(to become accustomed to: to get the feel of a new job.) apgūt kaut ko -
3 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) apjēgt (kaut ko) -
4 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) uzveikt / pieveikt kādu; gūt virsroku -
5 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) gūt virsroku -
6 get the wind up
(to become nervous or anxious: She got the wind up when she realized how close we were to the edge.) izbīties; satraukties -
7 get the boot
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) atlaist no darba -
8 get the brush-off
(to reject or be rejected abruptly.) izteikt; saņemt atraidījumu -
9 get the worst of
(to be defeated in (a fight etc).) ciest sakāvi -
10 to be off the scent, to get the wrong scent
pazaudēt pēdas; būt uz maldu ceļaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be off the scent, to get the wrong scent
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11 to get the wrong sow by the ear
nošaut greiziEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to get the wrong sow by the ear
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12 he managed to get the tickets
viņam izdevās dabūt biļetes -
13 it's a toss-up-up who will get the job
vēl nav skaidrs, kas dabūs šo darbuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > it's a toss-up-up who will get the job
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14 to get the axe
tikt atlaistam no darba; tikt atlaistam no darba štatu samazināšanas dēļ -
15 to get the best of somebody
uzveikt kādu; gūt virsroku pār kādu -
16 to get the better
gūt virsroku -
17 to get the better end of somebody
pārspēt kādu viltībāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to get the better end of somebody
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18 to get the big bird
tikt atlaistam no darba; tikt izsvilptam -
19 to get the bird
tikt atlaistam no darba; tikt izsvilptam -
20 to get the boot
tikt atlaistam no darba
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