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[get used to] See: USED TO.

[get warmed up] See: WARM UP.

[get what’s coming to one] or {slang}[get one’s]{v. phr.} To receive the good or bad that you deserve; get what is due to you; get your share. •/At the end of the movie the villain got what was coming to him and was put in jail./ •/John didn’t think he was getting what was coming to him, so he quit the job./ •/Mother told Mary that she’d get hers if she kept on being naughty./ Compare: CATCH IT, HAVE IT COMING, SERVE RIGHT.

[get wind of]{v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. •/The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ •/The captain didn’t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./

[get wise]{v. phr.}, {slang} To learn about something kept secret from you; become alert. •/One girl pretended to be sick on gym days when she had athletics, until the teacher got wise and made her go anyway./ — Often used with "to". •/The boys got wise to Jack’s fondness for bubble gum./ •/If you don’t get wise to yourself and start studying, you will fail the course./ Compare: CATCH ON, SEE THROUGH. Contrast: IN THE DARK.

[get with it]{v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. •/The students get with it just before examinations./ •/The coach told the team to get with it./ Compare: ON THE BALL.

[ghost] See: GIVE UP THE GHOST.

[ghost of a] Least trace of; slightest resemblance to; smallest bit even of; a very little. Usually used with "chance" or "idea" in negative sentences, or with "smile". •/There wasn’t a ghost of a chance that Jack would win./ •/We didn’t have the ghost of an idea where to look for John./ •/The teacher scolded Harold for drawing a funny picture on the chalkboard, but she had a ghost of a smile./ Compare: FAT CHANCE.

[ghost-writer]{n.} A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. •/It is rumored that John Smith’s best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer./

[gift of gab] or [gift of the gab]{n. phr.}, {informal} Skill in talking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believe you. •/Many men get elected because of their gift of gab./ •/Mr. Taylor’s gift of gab helped him get a good job./

[gild the lily] also [paint the lily]{v. phr.} To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. •/To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily./ •/For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily./ •/Frank’s father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire./

[gill] See: FED TO THE GILLS at FED UP, GREEN AROUND THE GILLS or PALE AROUND THE GILLS.

[gilt-edged]{adj.} Of the highest quality. •/Government saving bonds are considered by many to be a gilt-edged investment./

[gin mill]{n.}, {slang} A bar where liquor is sold. •/Rush Street in Chicago is full of gin mills./ Syn.: SPEAKEASY.

[G.I.] or ["government issue"]{n.} An American soldier. •/After the war many GI’s were able to get a free education./

[gird one’s loins]{v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. •/David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath./ •/Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life./

[girl Friday]{n.} A very dependable and helpful female office worker; especially a secretary. •/Miss Johnson is the manager’s girl Friday./ •/There was an advertisement in the newspaper for a girl Friday./

[girl friend]{n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. •/Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend’s house./ 2. A boy’s steady girl; the girl or woman partner in a love affair; girl; sweetheart. •/John is taking his girl friend to the dance./ Contrast: BOYFRIEND.

[give] See: SILENCE GIVES CONSENT.

[give a buzz] See: GIVE A RING.

[give a cold shoulder] See: COLD SHOULDER.

[give a hand] See: LEND A HAND.

[give a hang] or [care a hang]{v. phr.}, {informal} To have any interest or liking; care. — Used also with other words in the place of "hang", such as "damn", "rap", "straw"; usually used in the negative. •/You can quit helping me if you want to. I don’t give a hang./ •/Some people don’t care a rap about sports./ •/Bruce never goes to the dances; he does not care a straw about dancing./

[give a hard time]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give trouble by what you do or say; complain. •/Jane gave her mother a hard time on the bus by fighting with her sister and screaming./ •/Don’t give me a hard time, George. I’m doing my best on this job./ Compare: GIVE FITS. 2. To get in the way by teasing or playing; kid. •/Don’t give me a hard time, boys. I’m trying to study./ Compare: ACT UP, IN ONE’S HAIR.

[give-and-take]{n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. •/Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with the other children but wants everything for himself./ •/There has to be give-and-take between two countries before they can be friends./ Compare: LIVE AND LET LIVE. 2. Friendly talking or argument back and forth. Friendly sharing of ideas which may not agree; also: an exchange of teasing remarks. •/After the meeting there was a lot of give-and-take about plans for the dance./