before person B can aim back at person
A. (The gun is then dropped by person
B.) Rocko got the drop on Bart in a
f lash. Max was too stoned to get the
drop on Rocko.get the goods on someonetv. to uncover
incriminating evidence against someone.
The fuzz has the goods on Mr. Big.
The IRS tried to get the goods on Rocko,
but Rocko knows all the angles.
Get the lead out!exclam. Get moving!;
Hurry up! (Crude. It is assumed that one
has bowels full of lead.) Come on, you
turkeys. Get the lead out! Shake the lead
out! I want it done today, not next week.
Get the message? and Get the picture?
interrog. Do you understand?; Are you
able to figure out what is meant?
Things are tough around here, and we
need everyone’s cooperation. Get the pic-
ture? We don’t need lazy people around
here. Get the message?
get the nodtv. to be chosen. (See also give
someone the nod.) Fred got the nod
for class treasurer. I hope I get the nod
for the job.
Get the picture?Go to Get the message?
get therein. to get drunk. Another hour
of drinking and Pete knew he was going
to get there. Those guys have all got
there. Now what?
get the sack and get the axtv. to be dis-
missed from one’s employment. Poor
Tom got the sack today. He’s always late.
I was afraid that Sally was going to get
the ax.
get the show on the roadtv. to get
(something) started. Let’s get started!
Get the show on the road! Get the show
on the road. We don’t have all day.
Getting any?interrog. Have you been hav-
ing any sexual activity? (An inquiry or
greeting between some males. Usually
objectionable.) Hey, Tom! Getting any?
get to first (base) (with someone)in. to
achieve a basic or initial level of intimacy
with someone, such as getting some at-
tention or even getting kissed. I’m too
shy. I just know I can’t get to first base with
her.
get to someone 1. in. [for someone or
something] to annoy someone after a pe-
riod of exposure to the annoyance. The
whole business began to get to me after a
while. Her remark got to me after I
thought about it. 2. in. [for someone or
something] to please or entice someone.
Lovely f lowers and things like that get
to me. Sad music gets to me and makes
me cry.
get with it 1. in. to modernize one’s atti-
tudes and behavior. Get with it, Mar-
tin. Get real! You really have to get with
it, Ernie. 2. in. to hurry up and get busy;
to be more industrious with something.
Get with it; we’ve got a lot to do. Let’s
get with it. There’s a lot of work to be done.
get with someonein. to find out about
someone; to get to know someone. I’d
really like to get with her, but she’s so dis-
tant. I was just beginning to get with
Heidi when she left.
get with the programin. follow the rules;
do what you are supposed to do. Come
on, Mark. Get with the program. Do what
you are told. Jane just can’t seem to get
with the program. She has to do everything
her way, right or wrong.
Get your ass in gearexclam. Get going!;
Start working or performing well. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) You have to get
moving and get to work. Get your ass in
gear!
Get your nose out of my business! and
Keep your nose out of my business!
exclam. Mind your own business and
leave me alone. Get your nose out of my
business! This is not your affair.
gewgawGo to geegaw.
ghetto birdn. someone who hangs around
the [black] neighborhood. Sam is just
a ghetto bird who has lots of skills but no
job.
(ghetto) blaster and (ghetto) box[“gEdo
blAst# and “gEdo baks] n. a portable
stereo radio. (Often carried on the shoul-
der, especially by blacks.) Hey, turn(ghetto) blaster