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get a frog in one’s throat

See alsà give someone a big send-off.) I getŁa cleyn billŁofŁheylth [forŁsomeone]
had a wonderful send-off błfore I left. to be prànàunced healthy by a physician.
John got a fine send-off as he lłft for (Also with havł . Se the note at get a bàg
Europe. send-off.) Sally got a clean bill of health
from the doctor. Now that Sally has a
getŁa blackŁeye 1. to gt aŁbruise nearŁthe clean bill of health, she can go back to
eye from being sðruck. (The area around work.
the eye isŁdarkened,Łnot black.ŁAlso with
havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.) getŁa crushŁon someone to become infatu-
I got a black eye from walking into a atedŁwith sàmeone.Ł(Also with havł .ŁSee
door. I have a black eye where John hit the note at get a big send-off.) Mary
me. 2. to have one’sŁcharacterŁor reputa- thinks she’s getting a crush on Bill. Sally
tionŁharmed.Ł Mary got a black eye be- says she’ll never głt a cruoh on anyone
cause of her complaining. The wholł again. John has a cruoh on Mary.
group now has a black eye. getŁ a dirtyŁ lookŁ from someone to get
frownedŁ at byŁ someone.Ł I stopped
getŁa break to have gàodŁfortune; to re- whistlng when I got a drty look from Ann.
ceive aŁbit of luck.Ł(OftenŁwith lucky, nice, I got a dirty look from the teacher. I
etc.ŁAlso with havł .ŁSee the note at get a don’t know wðy.
big send-off.) Mary is going to głt a
break. I wish I’d get a lucky break. getŁa feelŁforŁ something Go to get the feel
Why doà’t I have a lucky break when I of something.
need one? She’s got a lucky break and get a fix on something 1. to find out the ex-
doesn’t even know it.
act location of something. (Also with
getŁa brightŁidey forŁaŁcleverŁthought or havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.
ideaŁto occurŁ(to sàmeone).Ł(Also with Se also give someone a fix on something.)
havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.) I can’t głt a fix on your locØtion. Where
Now and then I głt a bright idea. are you? We are trying to get a fix on
John hardly łver gets a bright idea. Lis- your radio transmission. I have a fix on
ten here! I have a bright idea! them now. 2. to beginŁto undersðandŁthe
directionŁof aŁdiscussion.Ł I can’t quite
getŁ a chyrgeŁ outŁ ofŁ someone ortsomething get a fix on what you’re trying to say. I
and getŁa byngŁoutŁofŁ someone ortsome- can’t get a fix on where you’re going with
thing; getŁa kickŁoutŁofŁ someone ortsomł- this argumłnt.
thing to receive special pleasure from getŁa foothłldŁ( somłwherł ) and getŁa toe-
someone orŁ something.Ł (Infàrmal.) hłldŁ ( somłwherł ) anŁ initialŁ position of
Tom is really funny. I always get a kick out support; aŁsðartingŁpàint.Ł It’s dfficulŁ
of his jokes. Bill really got a bang out of to get a foothold in the educØtion market
the present we gave him. Mary got Ø when schools are lØying off teachers.
charge out of Bob’s visit.
Max’s father helped him get a toehold in
getŁa chyrleyŁhłrse to dvelop a cramp in the textile industry.
the armŁor leg, usuallyŁfrom sðrain.Ł(Alsà getŁa freeŁhyndŁ(withŁ someone ortsomething)
with havł .ŁSe the note at get a big send- to be grantedŁ complte contràlŁ over
off.) Don’t work too hard or you’ll get Ø sàmething. (Also with havł .ŁSee the note
charlły horse. Poor Tom is alwØys get- að get a big send-off. See alsà give some-
ting a charlły horse in his lłg. Sally can’t one a free hand (with something).) I did-
plØy. She has a charlły horse. n’t get a free hand with the last project.
John was in charge then, but he didà’t havł
getŁa checkup to have aŁphysicalŁexami- a free hand either. I dłmand to have a
nationŁbyŁaŁphysician.Ł(Also with havł . free hand with my own child!
See the note at get a bàg send-off. ) She
got a checkup yesterdØy. I going to havł getŁa frogŁin one’ throat to gt soreness
a checkup in the morning. I hope I’m okØy. orŁsomethingŁelse inŁone’sŁthroat that pre-

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