get on someone’s casein. to start ha-
rassing someone about a personal prob-
lem; to annoy someone. (Compare this
with get off someone’s case.) I’ll get
on Tom’s case about being late so much.
I’m sorry, I won’t get on your case any-
more.
get on the stickin. to get organized and
get busy. Get on the stick and get this
job done! Come on, you guys. Let’s get
on the stick!
get out of Dodgein. to leave a place.
(Refers to Dodge City, Kansas, and a
catchphrase from Western entertainment
adventures about this town.) Come on,
G. Let’s get out of Dodge. Things are
looking bad here. It’s time to get out of
Dodge.
Get out of here! exclam. You are just kid-
ding me!; You are making that up! Get
out of here! That can’t be true!
Get out of my face!exclam. Stop arguing
with me!; Stand back! Don’t confront me
with your arguments and challenges! (See
also get in someone’s face.) Beat it!
Get out of my face! Get outa my face if
you know what’s good for you.
Get out of town!exclam. Beat it!; Get out
of here! Go away, you bother me! Get
out of town! You’d better get out of
town, my friend. You are a pest.
get (out) while the gettin(g)’s good and
get (out) while the goin’s goodin. to
leave while it is still safe or possible to
do so. I could tell that it was time for
me to get while the gettin’s good. I told
her she should get out while the goin’s good.
get (out) while the goin’s goodGo to get
(out) while the gettin(g)’s good.
Get real!exclam. Start acting realistically!
(See also Get a life!) Hey, chum! You
are way off base! Get real! Get real!
Wake up to reality!
get rightGo to get straight.
get smart (with someone)in. to become
fresh with someone; to talk back to
someone. Don’t you get smart with me!
If you get smart again, I’ll bop you.
get someone goingtv. to get someone ex-
cited; to get someone talking excitedly.
I guess I really got him going on the sub-
ject of politics. The whole business really
makes me mad. Don’t get me going.
get someone’s goattv. to irritate some-
one. Don’t let Mary get your goat. She’s
just irritable today. Everybody seems to
be getting my goat today.
get someone’s motor running 1. tv. to get
someone excited. What’ll I have to do
to get your motor running about algebra?
I’ve got some news that’ll really get your
motor running. 2. tv. to get someone sex-
ually aroused. She knows how to get his
motor running. It’s funny how that wild
music gets her motor running.
get some shut-eyetv. to get some sleep.
I need to get home and get some shut-
eye before I do anything else. We a ll
could use some shut-eye.
get something going (with someone)tv.
to start a romance with someone.
Heidi wants to get something going with
Pete. Mary and Sam got something
going.
get some yokes ontv. to build up one’s
muscles. (Bodybuilding.) If I keep
working at this, I know I can get some
yokes on.
get straight and get rightin. to take a
dose of a drug to end drug craving.
(Drugs.) Gert needed a fix to get
straight. I need to get right before any-
thing else.
get stupidin. to become intoxicated; to
make oneself alcohol or drug intoxicated.
Garth had the habit of going out and
getting stupid every Friday night. It’s
been one totally screwed up week. I think
I’ll just stay home tonight and get stupid.
get the axGo to get the sack.
get the drop on someone 1. tv. to suc-
ceed in getting an advantage over some-
one. I guess I got the drop on you be-
cause I was early. I got the drop on
almost everybody by sending in my regis-
tration by mail. 2. tv. [for person A] to
manage to get a gun aimed at person Bget on someone’s case