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81 have the cards
(have (или hold) (all) the cards (in one's hand(s); тж. have или hold the trump card))быть в выигрышном положении, быть хозяином положения‘Well, I'll tell you, Jephson, it's a tough case and no mistake. It looks to me as though Mason has all the cards. If we can get this chap off, we can get anybody off.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘An American Tragedy’, book III, ch. XV) — Ну, Джефсон, и трудный же это случай, скажу я вам. Мне кажется, что Мейсон в выигрышном положении. Если мы добьемся оправдания этого парня, мы сможем добиться оправдания кого угодно.
Well, what else is there for me to do? You hold all the cards in your hands. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Stoic’, ch. XII) — Что же мне остается делать? Все преимущества на вашей стороне.
Roger held the cards, you know; he had an established reputation, and people have an enormous respect for established reputations, even if they suspect that the holder of them isn't really much good. (C. P. Snow, ‘Death under Sail’, ch. XVII) — У Роджера завидное положение. Он пользуется репутацией прекрасного врача, а для людей такая репутация значит очень много, даже если они и понимают, что она не совсем заслужена.
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82 have
1 ( possess) avoir ; she has a dog elle a un chien ;2 ( consume) prendre ; to have a sandwich manger un sandwich ; to have a whisky boire un whisky ; to have a cigarette fumer une cigarette ; to have breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner ; to have dinner dîner ; to have lunch déjeuner ; he had a sandwich for lunch il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner ; I had some more cake j'ai repris du gâteau ;3 ( want) vouloir, prendre ; I'll have tea please je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît ; what will you have? qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez? ; she won't have him back elle ne veut plus de lui ; I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées ; I wouldn't have it any other way ça me convient comme ça ; I wouldn't have him/her any other way c'est comme ça que je l'aime ;4 (receive, get) recevoir [letter, parcel, information] ; I've had no news from him je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui ; I must have the information/some money soon il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt ; I must have the document by 4 o'clock il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures ; to let sb have sth donner qch à qn ;5 ( hold) faire [party, celebration] ; tenir [meeting] ; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition] ; avoir [conversation] ; célébrer [church service] ; mener [enquiry] ; passer [interview] ;6 (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence] ; avoir [courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy] (to do de faire) ;7 ( spend) passer ; to have a nice day/evening passer une journée/soirée agréable ; to have a good time bien s'amuser ; to have a hard ou bad time avoir des moments difficiles ; to have a good vacation/a day at the beach passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage ;8 ( be provided with) ( also have got) to have sth to do avoir qch à faire ; I have ou I've got some clothes to wash j'ai des vêtements à laver ; I have ou I've got letters to write j'au du courrier à faire ; I have ou I've got a lot of work to do j'ai beaucoup de travail ;9 (undergo, suffer) avoir ; to have (the) flu/measles avoir la grippe/la rougeole ; to have (a) toothache/a headache avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête ; to have an accident/a heart attack avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque ; to have a shock subir un choc ; he had his car/watch stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre ; she has had her windows broken on lui a cassé ses fenêtres ; they like having stories read to them ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires ; I have ou I've got a student coming in five minutes j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes ;10 ( cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch ; to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure ; to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; she had him close the door/wait in the corridor elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir ; they would have us believe that ils voudraient nous faire croire que ; I would have you know/say that je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que ; to have sb doing faire faire qn ; he had them laughing/crying il les a fait rire/pleurer ; she had them digging the garden/writing poetry elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes ;11 ( cause to become) he had his revolver/camera ready il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt ; we'll soon have everything ready/clean nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer ; she had the car in pieces in the garage elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage ; if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/le verre ; she had them completely baffled elle les a complètement déroutés ; I had it finished by 5 o'clock je l'avais fini avant 5 heures ;12 ( allow) ( gén au négatif) tolérer ; I won't have this kind of behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement! ; I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça! ; I won't have this any more! je n'en supporterai pas davantage! ; I won't have them exploit him je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent ; I won't have him hurt je ne laisserai personne le blesser ; we can't have them staying in a hotel on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel ;13 ( physically hold) tenir ; she had the glass in her hand elle tenait le verre dans la main ; she had him by the throat/by the arm elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras ; he had his hands over his eyes il avait les mains sur les yeux ; to have one's back to sb tourner le dos à qn ;14 ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child] ; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young] ; has she had it yet? est-ce qu'elle a accouché? ; she's having a baby (in May) elle va avoir un enfant (en mai) ;15 ( as impersonal verb) over here, we have a painting by Picasso ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso ; what we have here is a small group of extremists ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes ; on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other… d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre… ;17 ( have at one's mercy) ( also have got) I've got you/him now! maintenant je te/le tiens! ; I'll have you! je vais te montrer! ;18 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [person].1 ( must) I have to leave now je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant ;2 ( need to) you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt ; why did this have to happen? pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive? ; did you have to spend so much money? tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent? ; something had to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ;3 ( for emphasis) this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre.C aux1 gen avoir ; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être ; she has lost her bag elle a perdu son sac ; she has already left/arrived elle est déjà partie/arrivée ; she has hurt herself elle s'est blessée ; she has washed her hands elle s'est lavé les mains ; have you seen her? l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue? ; we haven't lost them nous ne les avons pas perdus ;2 ( in tag questions etc) you've seen the film, haven't you? tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas? ; you haven't seen the film, have you? tu n'as pas vu le film? ; you haven't seen my bag, have you? tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard? ; ‘he's already left’-‘has he indeed!’ ‘il est déjà parti’-‘vraiment!’ ; ‘you've never met him’-‘yes I have!’ ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’-‘mais si!’1 ( in time clauses) having finished his breakfast, he went out après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti ; having said he'd be there early, he arrived late après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard ;2 (because, since) having already won twice, he's a great favourite comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori ; having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet.to have done with sth en finir avec qch ; this car/TV has had it ○ cette voiture/télé est foutue ○ ; when your father finds out, you've had it ○ ! ( in trouble) quand ton père saura, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; I can't do any more, I've had it ○ ! ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé ○ ! ; I've had it (up to here) ○ j'en ai marre ○ ; I've had it (up to here) with him/my job ○ j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail ○ ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; she has/doesn't have it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire ; he will have it that il soutient que ; he won't have it that il n'admet pas que ; I've got it! je sais! ; let's be having you! hum à nous deux! ; and the ayes/noes have it les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent ; to have it off ou away with sb ◑ GB s'envoyer en l'air avec qn ◑ ; the haves and the have-nots les riches et les pauvres ; …and what have you …etc ; there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons ; are there any more to be had? est- ce qu'on en trouve encore? ; these are the best spectacles to be had ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver.■ have back:▶ have [sth] back, have back [sth] ( have returned) you can have it back tomorrow je te le rendrai demain ; when can I have my car/my money back? quand est-ce que tu me rends ma voiture/mon argent?■ have down:▶ have [sb] down inviter [person] ; to have sb down for the weekend inviter qn à passer le weekend à la maison.■ have in:▶ have [sb] in ( also have got) faire venir [doctor, priest] ; faire entrer [employee, neighbour] ; we've got decorators in at the moment en ce moment nous avons des décorateurs à la maison.■ have on:▶ have [sth] on, have on [sth] ( also have got) ( be wearing) porter [coat, skirt etc] ; to have nothing on ne rien avoir sur soi ;▶ have [sth] on ( be busy doing) avoir [qch] de prévu ; have you got anything on this evening? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu ce soir? ; I've got a lot on next week j'ai beaucoup de choses prévues la semaine prochaine ;▶ have sth on sb ( have evidence about) avoir des preuves contre qn ; the police have got nothing on me la police n'a aucune preuve contre moi.■ have out:▶ have [sth] out se faire enlever or arracher [tooth] ; to have one's appendix out se faire opérer de l'appendicite ; to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn.■ have over, have round:▶ have [sb] over inviter [person] ; to have sb over for the evening inviter qn à passer la soirée chez soi.■ have up ○:▶ to be had up être jugé (for pour). -
83 get over
get over а) перейти, перелезть, переправиться (через) How can we get over?The traffic's so busy. б) оправиться (после болезни, от испуга) It alwayslakes some time to get over the shock of someone's death. в) преодолеть (труд-ности); покончить, разделаться с чем-л. The committee will have to find meansto get over the difficulty. г) пройти (расстояние) д) привыкнуть к чему-л.;свыкнуться с мыслью о чем-л. I cant get over your news, I would never havethought it possible! е) пережить что-л. ж) to get over smb. coll. перехитрить,обойти кого-л. з) становиться понятным It takes an experienced politician toget such an unpopular message over. -
84 get by the short hairs
1) (smb.) разг. командовать кем-л., держать кого-л. в подчинении, в ежовых рукавицах; держать (мужа) под башмакомShe says if Marjorie Ferrar is not taken by the short hairs, she'll put it across everybody... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. XI) — Она говорит, что, если вовремя не остановить Марджори Феррар, она будет болтать направо и налево...
She's not only got you by the short hairs, but you're as pleased as Punch that she has. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Virtue’) — Ты у Марджори под башмаком и рад-радехонек этому.
2) (smth.) руководить, заправлять чем-л., держать что-л. под контролемAccording to Michael, they must take it by the short hairs and give as good as they got, or they might as well put up the shutters. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. XI) — По мнению Майкла, нужно было идти напролом, иначе вообще не стоило ничего начинать.
But what I do get is this: 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, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 2) — Но я знаю одно: если у вас что-нибудь получится, то эта штука переплюнет кино, переплюнет радио; вы, ребятки, зажмете в кулак всю промышленность, поставляющую развлечения.
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85 get the right sow by the ear
1) найти как раз то, что нужно; обвинить, захватить, арестовать и т. п. того, кого следует; см. тж. get the wrong sow by the earThe Inspector brightened. This was his moment. He felt convinced that he, and no other person, had the right sow by the ear... (D. L. Sayers, ‘Five Red Herrings’, ‘Graham: Gowan: Waters’) — Инспектор обрадовался. Наконец-то пришло его время. Он был уверен: его, и только его теория верна.
2) ≈ попасть в точкуDr Hobson, who had heard of this odd proceeding, ventured to ask if the story were true, and instantly received the hearty answer: ‘Yes, you have got the right sow by the ear.’ (R. Aldington, ‘The Strange Life of Charles Waterton’, ch. XIII) — Доктор Хобсон, который слышал об этом странном случае, решил спросить, было ли это на самом деле, и тут же получил обнадеживающий ответ: "Да, было".
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get the right sow by the ear
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86 get away
get away а) уходить; отправляться; удирать; выбираться I'm sorry I'm latebut the telephone rang just as I was about to leave, and I couldn't get away.б) удрать с добычей (with); amer. выйти из положения, выйти сухим из воды(with) в) aeron. взлететь, оторваться г) amer. авто трогать с места This newcar gets away faster than any of our former models д) быть в отпуске Icouldn't get away at all last year, I was too busy. е) формировать (идею, мне-ние) (with) We mustn't let him get away with the idea that he won't have topay for it. ж) удаваться обмануть (with) don't try to cheat on your incometax, you'll never get away with it. з) уходить от наказания (with) Thatstudent never completes his work on time; I don't know how he gets away withit. -
87 get an eye on smb.
(get (или have got) an (или one's) eye on smb. (или smth.; тж. have an eye to, keep an или one's eye on smb. или smth.) 1))1) глаз не спускать, следить, наблюдать за кем-л. (или чем-л.)She was frying bacon and at the same time keeping an eye on the younger children... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’; ch. 118) — Миссис Ателни жарила сало, не спуская в то же время глаз с младших детей...
...I felt myself unable to leave Grandpa. He would be sure to meet disaster if I didn't stay to keep an eye on him. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book III, ch. 3) —...я просто не мог оставить дедушку одного. Он, несомненно, попадет в беду, если я не буду следить за ним.
2) присматриваться, иметь виды на кого-л. (или что-л.); хотеть, зариться на кого-л. (или что-л.; тж. have eyes или one's eye on smb. или smth.)I'm holding down an appointment in the meantime, but I've got my eye on a nice little room up West where a smart little brass plate with Freddie Hampton, M. B. on it would look dashed well. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, part I, ch. IX) — Я пока остаюсь на службе, но уже присмотрел себе славный кабинетик в Уэст-Энде, на дверях которого каждому будет бросаться в глаза изящная медная табличка с надписью "Фредди Хэмптон, бакалавр медицины"
...after the way you played the piano, he's probably got his eye on you for his band. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part II, ‘Jeremy’) —...вы так прекрасно играли, что Тед, вероятно, попытается заполучить вас для своего джаза.
‘And now you are going to leave us, Mr. Middleton, we shall miss you very much.’ It was usually said by the mothers who had their eye on rich young bachelors... (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part I, ch. IV) — - А сейчас вы собираетесь покинуть нас, мистер Миддлтон. Нам вас будет очень не хватать. Обычно это говорили матери, имеющие виды на молодых богатых холостяков...
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88 get the goods on smb.
(get (have или have got) the goods on smb.)располагать сведениями, уличающими кого-л., собрать улики против кого-лWe've got the goods on you. Your letters will sound lovely in court! (S. Lewis, ‘Elmer Gantry’, ch. XXXII) — У нас есть вещественные доказательства. Ваши письма будут очень мило звучать на суде!
Gates and Argyle were in such a spot that they could have been sent to jail for embezzlement. Hollister finally had the goods on them. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Cautious Coquette’, ch. 30) — Гейтс и Аргайл попали в беду: их могли посадить в тюрьму за растрату. Холлистеру в конце концов удалось собрать против них улики.
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90 get along with
• get along with someone have good relations; to be on good terms with someone быть в хороших отношениях, ладить, уживаться с кем-тоAnn gets along with most coworkers, but doesn’t get along with Laura.
Does Mary get along with her roommate? Jim and Liz don’t get along with each other.
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91 get the bird
1) театр.; жарг. быть освистанным, ошиканным (тж. get the big bird)Don't you realise we've just had the bird. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part 6, ‘Jeremy’) — Неужели вы не понимаете, что наш джаз чуть не освистали?
2) быть уволенным, выгнанным, "вылететь" с работы; см. тж. get one's walking ordersWhen you were ill, I stole for you, I got the bird for it. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. VI) — Когда ты была больна, я воровал для тебя. Меня за это выкинули со службы.
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92 get across
get across а) перебираться, переправляться Using the new bridge to getacross will save people a lot of time. б) четко изложить to get across an ideaчетко изложить мысль в) нервировать, раздражать His mother at last got acrossme, making rude remarks in my own home. Take care not to get across thedirector, he could have you dismissed. -
93 get on to somebody
get on to/onto somebody 1. выйти на кого-либо, добраться до кого-либоThe police have finally got on to the man who was blackmailing the politician.
2. связаться, наладить контактHe tricked people for years until the police got onto him.
I complained to the shop about the faulty washing machine and they said they would get on to the manufacturers.
I’ll get on to her right away.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get on to somebody
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94 get onto somebody
get on to/onto somebody 1. выйти на кого-либо, добраться до кого-либоThe police have finally got on to the man who was blackmailing the politician.
2. связаться, наладить контактHe tricked people for years until the police got onto him.
I complained to the shop about the faulty washing machine and they said they would get on to the manufacturers.
I’ll get on to her right away.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get onto somebody
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95 get smb. out of one's head
(get (или put) smb. (или smth.) out of one's head)выбросить кого-л. (или что-л.) из головы, стараться забыть кого-л. (или что-л.)‘Put it out of your head,’ Shaw advised his American publisher when an edition of his collected letters was proposed in 1949. ‘There are billions of them,’ he argued, ‘and I am adding to them every day.’ (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Introduction to the Collected Letters of B. Shaw’) — - Выбросьте это из головы, - посоветовал Шоу своему американскому издателю, когда тот предложил в 1949 году издать все письма писателя. - я написал огромное количество писем и каждый день пишу новые, - сказал он ему.
...get it out of your heads that music's only good when it's loud. (Th. Wilder, ‘Our Town’, act I) —...поверьте, что хороша не только громкая музыка.
He made up his mind to have another talk with Margot, and meanwhile he put the matter out of his head. (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. VIII) — Он решил еще раз поговорить с Марго, а пока что не думать об этих делах.
He cannot get it out of his head. — Это у него из ума нейдет.
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96 get the better of
1) (smb.) оказаться в выигрышном положении, взять верх, превзойти кого-лIt was universally felt in the bar that Mrs. Hall had the better of him. His next words showed as much. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 7) — Все посетители трактира чувствовали, что перевес на стороне миссис Холл; последующие слова незнакомца подтвердили это.
And I've no doubt that you can get the better of me in a debating match. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part IV, ‘Alfred’) — Я не сомневаюсь, что вы всегда сумеете переспорить меня.
2) (smb.) перехитрить, обмануть, надуть кого-л.; ≈ обвести кого-л. вокруг пальцаThe trouble with Walt was he was always letting somebody get the better of him when it came to business deals. (E. Caldwell, ‘Jackpot’, ‘Ten Thousand Blueberry Crates’) — Беда Уолта была в том, что стоило ему пуститься в коммерцию, и он непременно оставался в дураках.
3) (smb.) овладеть, завладеть кем-л., одолеть кого-лMrs Hamlyn knew that her thoughts had got the better of her now and that she would not easily sleep again. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘P. and O.’) — Миссис Хемлин поняла, что не скоро снова уснет: мысли опять завладели ею.
Her exasperation got the better of her. She stood up. ‘What do you take me for? A complete fool?’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 7) — Не в силах сдержать досаду, она поднялась. "Да за кого вы меня принимаете? Что я, круглая дура, что ли?"
...I can only say that my sense of humour got the better of me and I had a good laugh at having been so thoroughly taken in. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. XIII) —...остается сказать, что чувство юмора взяло верх и я от души расхохотался над тем, как ловко меня надули.
4) (smth.) преодолеть, победить, побороть, перебороть что-л., справиться, совладать с чем-л., взять верх над чем-лSally was glad she had got the better of that tempestuous impulse, although it was as much as she could do to overcome her frenzy at the time. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 18) — Салли была счастлива, что поборола в себе безумный порыв, хотя ей стоило большого труда взять себя в руки.
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97 get-together
∎ I'm having a get-together with some friends nous faisons une petite soirée entre amis;∎ you and I must have a little get-together one day il faut qu'on se voie un de ces jours tous les deuxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > get-together
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98 get-up-and-go
familiar allant□ m, dynamisme□ m;∎ to have plenty of get-up-and-go avoir beaucoup d'allant, être très dynamique;∎ humorous my get-up-and-go has got up and gone je suis sur les rotulesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > get-up-and-go
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99 get or have rabies
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100 get (into)/have the hang of something
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have/take/get the measure of someone — have/take/get the measure of (someone) (or have/take/get someone s measure) chiefly Brit : to have or get a good understanding about what is needed to defeat or deal with (someone you are competing against) She failed to take the measure of her… … Useful english dictionary
have/take/get the measure of — (someone) (or have/take/get someone s measure) chiefly Brit : to have or get a good understanding about what is needed to defeat or deal with (someone you are competing against) She failed to take the measure of her opponent. [=she failed to… … Useful english dictionary
have (or get) a foot in the door — have (or gain) a first introduction to a profession or organization. → foot … English new terms dictionary
have (or get) something down to a fine art — achieve a high level of skill in something through experience. → fine art … English new terms dictionary
He'd Have to Get Under — Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up His Automobile) — He d Have to Get Under mdash; Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up His Automobile) is one of the lengthier titles in the history of popular songs. The song was written in 1913, with music by Maurice Abrahams and lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar… … Wikipedia
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
have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 … Financial and business terms
have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take … English World dictionary
have a foot in the door — have (or get) a foot in the door gain or have a first introduction to a profession or organization * * * get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoor idiom to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success • I… … Useful english dictionary
