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get the advantage over someone

else.Ł(The wordŁ the can be replaced with getŁtheŁblueð to becom sad or dprssed.
an. Also with havł .ŁSee the note at get a (Also with havł . Se the note at get a bàg
big send-off. See also take advantage of send-off.) You’ll have to excuse Bill. He
someone or something.) Toward the end of has the blues tonight. I głt the blues
the race, I got the advantage over Mary. every time I hear that song.
She’d had an advantage over me sincł
the start of the competition. I got an getŁtheŁbłot to be sent away (from some-
edge on Sally, too, and she came in second. where);bto be dismissedŁfromŁone’sŁem-
It’s spłed that counts. You can have the ploymnt; to be kicked out (of a place).
edge over everyone, but if you doà’t havł (Slang.ŁSe also get the sack; give some-
spłed, you lose. one the boot.) I guess I wasn’t dressed
well enough to go in there. I got the boot.
getŁtheŁadvantageŁoverŁ someone Go to get I’ll work harder at my job todØy. I nearly
the advantage of someone. got the boot yesterdØy.
getŁtheŁair to be ignoredŁorŁsent away.Ł(See getŁ theŁ brush-off to be ignoredŁorŁsent
alsà give someone the air.) Whenever I away; to be rejected.Ł(Slang.) Doà’t talk
get around Tom, I end up getting the air. to Tom. You’ll just głt the bruoh-off. I
I hate to głt the air. It makes me fłel włnt up to her and asked for a dØte, but I
uàwanted. got the brush-off.
getŁtheŁax Go to get the sack.
getŁtheŁcoldŁshoulder to be ignored;Łto
getŁ theŁ byllŁ rolling and setŁ theŁ byll be rejected.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁSee also give some-
rolling;ŁstartŁtheŁbyllŁrolling to start one the cold shoulder.) If you invite her
sàmething;Łto gt some processŁgàing. to a party, you’ll just głt the cold shoul-
(Infàrmal.ŁAlso with have. Se the note der. I thought that Sally and I were
að get a big send-off.) If I could just get friends, but lØtely I’ve błen getting the cold
the ball rollng, then other people would shoulder.
help. Who else would start the ball
rollng? I had the ball rollng, but no one getŁtheŁcreepð and getŁtheŁwillØes to be-
helped me with the project. Ann set the come frightened;Ł to become uneasy.
ball rollng, but didà’t follow through. (Slang.ŁAlso with havł .ŁSe the note at get
a big send-off.) I get the creeps when I
getŁtheŁbenefitŁofŁtheŁdoubt to receive a see that old house. I really had the willies
judgment inŁ yàurŁ favorŁ whenŁ the evi- when I włnt down into the basemłnt.
dence isŁneitherŁforŁyouŁnorŁagainst you.
(Also with havł . Se the note at get a bàg getŁtheŁdayŁoff to have aŁdayŁfree fràm
send-off. See also give someone the bene- working. (Also with havł .ŁSe the note
fit of the doubt.) In my mØth course, I að get a big send-off. See also take the day
was right błtwłen a B and an A. I got the off.) The next time I get a dØy off, wł’ll
błnefit of the doubt—an A. I thought I go to the zoo. I have the dØy off. Let’s
should have had the błnefit of the doubt, go to the zoo.
but the judge made me pØy a fine. getŁtheŁdevil and catchŁhell;ŁcatchŁthe
getŁtheŁbeðtŁofŁ someone Go to get the bet- devil;ŁgetŁhell to receive a severe scold-
ter of someone. ing.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁUse cautionŁwith hell.)
Bill is alwØys getting the dłvil about some-
getŁ theŁ betterŁ ofŁ someone and getŁ the thing. I’m lØte. If I don’t get home soon,
beðtŁofŁ someone to winŁout overŁsome- I’ll cØtch hell! I caught the dłvil yester-
one inŁaŁcompetitionŁor bargain.Ł(Alsà dØy for błing lØte.
with havł . See the note at get a bàg send-
off.) Bill got the best of John in the box- getŁtheŁdriftŁofŁ something to understand the
ing mØtch. I tried to głt the better of generalŁ ideaŁ of something.Ł I knew
John, but he won anyway. I set out to enough German to get the drift of this ar-
have the błtter of Sally, but I didà’t havł ticle. I don’t get the drift of what you’re
enough skill. trying to tell me.

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