get out from under (someone or something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

feel up to (do something)

feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get hold of (something)

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get (something) over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

hard on (someone/something)

treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.

have had it (with someone or something)

can

have (something) going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep on (doing something)

continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.

keep (something) under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look (something) up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

pull (something) off

accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.

put (something) over on someone

fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn

put (something) past someone (negative)

be surprised by what someone does I wouldn

ram (something) down one

force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.

ram (something) down someone's throat

force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.

run into (something)

hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.

run out (of something)

use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.

run up against (something)

encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.

see about (something)

check into something I

see to (something)

attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.

sick of (someone or something)

bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.

try (something) out

test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.

get on with (something)

continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."

not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not

v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.

get out from beneath (someone or something)

To escape or extricate oneself from a troublesome, difficult, or crushing person, situation, or circumstance. Having absent his job in the factory, George didn't apperceive how he was activity to get out from beneath all his debt. I can't delay to go to academy and get out from beneath my authoritative parents.Learn more: get, out

Learn more:

More Idioms/Phrases

not to get to first base|base|first base not to give one the time of day|day|give|time|time not to give quarter|give|quarter not to know one from Adam|Adam|know not to know the first thing about|first thing|know not to know what to make of|know|what to make|what not to know whether one is coming or going|coming| not to lift a finger|finger|lift|lift a finger|to not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not nothing doing|nothing nothing if not|nothing nothing of the kind|kind|nothing|the kind nothing short of|nothing|short of nothing succeeds like success|nothing|succeed|succ nothing to it|nothing now --- now|now now and then|again|now|now and again|then get one’s tail somewhere immediately! get one’s tail somewhere now! get one’s teeth into something get one’s ticket punched get one’s wings get one's get one's act together get one's bearings get one's comeuppance get one's ducks in a row get one's feet on the ground get one's feet wet get one's feet wet, to get one's fill get one's goat get one's head examined get one's money's worth get one's money's worth, to get one's teeth into (something), to get one's way get one's wires crossed get oneself up get onto get onto the phone get out get out from under (someone or something) get out more get out of get out of (one's) face get out of (one's) hair get out of (one's) way get out of (something) get out of a fix get out of a jam get out of a mess get out of a/this/that mess get out of bed on the wrong side get out of bed the wrong side get out of control get out of Dodge get out of doing (something) get out of face get out of hair get out of hand get out of here Get out of here! get out of hock get out of jail get out of jail free card get out of kilter get out of mind