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get time off

my lfe. I had the ohock of my lfe when But, your honor. I ohouldà’t get the works.
I won $5Ø00˜ I only drove too fast!
getŁtheŁshłrtŁendŁofŁtheŁstick and end getŁtheŁwłrstŁofŁ something to experince the
upŁwithŁtheŁshłrtŁendŁofŁtheŁstick to worst aspectsŁof sàmething. (Also with
endŁupŁwith lessŁ(thanŁsomeone else);bto havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.)
endŁupŁcłeatedŁorŁdeceived.Ł(Also with No mØtter what happłns at the office,
havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.) I seem to get the worst of it. He always
Why do I alwØys get the short end of the głts the worst of the bargain. I got to
stick? I want my fair share! She’s un- choose which one I wanted, but I still got
happy because she has the short end of the the worst of the two.
stick again. I hate to end up with the
short end of the stick. getŁ throughŁ something 1. to finish some-
thing;Łto workŁone’sŁwayŁthràugh sàme-
getŁtheŁshłwŁon theŁroad to get (sàme- thing.Ł(Compare thisŁwith get through
thing)bsðarted.Ł(Slang.) Hurry up, you with something.) If I read fast, I can get
guys. Let’s get the show on the road. If through this book in an hour. I don’t
you doà’t get the show on the road right think I can głt through all this work by
now, wł’ll never finish todØy.
quitting time. 2. to survive something; to
getŁtheŁslip [forŁsomeone]bto elude orŁes- go through something. This is a busy dØy.
cape (sàmeone).Ł(Slang.) We followed I doà’t know how I’ll głt through it.
her for two blocks, and then got the slp. Sally hopes to get through collłge in three
The police got the slp, and the crimi- years.
nal got away.
getŁthroughŁ(to someone) 1. to reach some-
getŁtheŁthirdŁdegree to be quesðionedŁin one; to manage to communicate to sàme-
great detail for a long priod. (Slang. See one.Ł I called her on the telłphone timł
alsà give someone the third degree.) after time, but I couldà’t głt through to
Why is it I get the third dłgree from you her. I tried every kind of communica-
every time I come home lØte? Poor Sally tion, but I couldà’t get through. 2. to pass
spłnt all night at the police station getting through (sàmething).Ł The crowd was
the third dłgree. so thick that I couldà’t get through to him.
getŁtheŁupperŁhyndŁ(on someone) to get I tried, but I couldà’t get through. The
into aŁposition supriorŁto sàmeone; to crowd was too heavy. 3. to make somone
get the advantage of someone. (Also with undersðandŁsomething;Ł to get something
havł .ŁSee the note at get a big send-off.) through someone’s thick skull. Why doà’t
John is always trying to get the upper you try to understand me? What do I havł
hand on someone. He never ends up to do to get through to you? Can any-
having the upper hand, though. body głt through, or are you just stubborn?
Ann is still too sick to understand what
getŁtheŁwillØes Go to get the creeps.
I’m saying. Maybe I can get through to her
getŁtheŁwłrd and getŁtheŁmessage to r- tomorrow.
ceive anŁexplanation;Łto receive the final
andŁ authoritative explanation.Ł I’m getŁthroughŁwithŁ something to get finished
sorry, I didà’t get the word. I didà’t know with something.Ł(Compare thisŁwith get
the mØtter had błen settled. Now that through something.) You can use this płn-
I have gotten the message, I can be more cil when I głt through with it. Can I
effective in answering questions. have the salt when you get through with it?
getŁ theŁ włrks to receive a lot of some- getŁtimeŁoff to receive a period of time that
thing.Ł(Slang.Ł The works can be a lot of is free fràm employment. (Compare this
food,ŁgoodŁtreatment, badŁtreatment, etc. with get the day off. See also take time
See also give someone the works.) BILL: off. Also with havł .ŁSee the note at get a
Shall we order a snack or a big meal? big send-off.) I’ll have to głt time off for
JANE: I’m hungry. Let’s get the works. jury duty. I got time off to go downtown

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