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English Idio m s: 199 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'G'

G o o d shap e

If so me thing 's in g o o d shap e , it's in g o o d co nd itio n. If a p e rso n's in g o o d shap e , the y are fit and he althy.

G o o d sp e ll

A sp e ll can me an a fairly o r re lative ly sho rt p e rio d o f time ; yo u'll he ar we athe r fo re casts p re d ict a d ry sp e ll. Sp o rts co mme ntato rs
will say that a sp o rtsp e rso n is g o ing thro ug h a g o o d sp e ll whe n the y're p e rfo rming co nsiste ntly b e tte r than the y no rmally d o .

G o o d time

If yo u make g o o d time o n a jo urne y, yo u manag e to trave l faste r than yo u e xp e cte d .

G o o d to g o

So me o ne o r so me thing that me e ts o ne 's ap p ro val. 'He is g o o d to g o .' 'The id e a yo u had is g o o d to g o .'

G o o d walls make g o o d ne ig hb o urs

Yo ur re latio nship with yo ur ne ig hb o urs d e p e nd s, amo ng o the r thing s, o n re sp e cting o ne ano the r's p rivacy.

G o o d -fo r-no thing

A lazy p e rso n who d o e sn't d o anything use ful is a g o o d -fo r-no thing .

G o o d y two -sho e s

A g o o d y two -sho e s is a se lf-rig hte o us p e rso n who make s a g re at d e al o f the ir virtue .

G rab the b ull b y its ho rns

If yo u g rab (take ) the b ull b y its ho rns, yo u d e al he ad -o n and d ire ctly with a p ro b le m.

G rain o f salt

If yo u sho uld take so me thing with a g rain o f salt, yo u sho uld n't ne ce ssarily b e lie ve it all. ('p inch o f salt' is an alte rnative )

G rand fathe r clause

An e xisting co nd itio n, usually in a co ntract o r o the r ag re e me nt, that canno t b e chang e d , e ve n if the co nd itio ns are chang e d fo r
o the rs.

G rasp the ne ttle

(UK) If yo u g rasp the ne ttle , yo u d e al b rave ly with a p ro b le m.

G rass may b e g re e ne r o n the o the r sid e b ut it's just as hard to mo w

'The g rass may b e g re e ne r o n the o the r sid e b ut it's just as hard to mo w' is an e xp re ssio n use d to me an a p e rso n's d e sire to
have that which ano the r p e rso n has in the b e lie f it will make the ir life e asie ris false as all situatio ns co me with the ir o wn se t o f
p ro b le ms.

G rass ro o ts

This id io ms is o fte n use d in p o litics, whe re it re fe rs to the o rd inary p e o p le o r vo te rs. It can b e use d to me an p e o p le at the
b o tto m o f a hie rarchy.

G rass wid o w

A g rass wid o w is a wo man who se husb and is o fte n away o n wo rk, le aving he r o n he r o wn.

G rave yard shift

If yo u have to wo rk ve ry late at nig ht, it is the g rave yard shift.

G ravy train

If so me o ne is o n the g ravy train, the y have fo und and e asy way to make lo ts o f mo ne y.

G re ase mo nke y

A g re ase mo nke y is an id io matic te rm fo r a me chanic.

G re ase so me o ne 's p alm

If yo u g re ase so me o ne 's p alm, yo u b rib e the m to d o so me thing .

G re ase the skid s

If yo u g re ase the skid s, yo u facilitate so me thing .

G re ase d lig htning

If so me thing o r so me o ne mo ve s like g re ase d lig htning , the y mo ve ve ry fast ind e e d .

G re asy p o le

(UK) The g re asy p o le is the d ifficult ro ute to the to p o f p o litics, b usine ss, e tc.

G re at g uns

If so me thing o r so me o ne is g o ing g re at g uns, the y are d o ing ve ry we ll.

G re at mind s think alike

If two p e o p le have the same tho ug ht at the same time , o ne o f the m mig ht say " G re at mind s think alike ."

G re at Sco tt

An e xclamatio n o f surp rise .

G re at unwashe d

This is a te rm use d fo r the wo rking class masse s.

G re at white ho p e

So me o ne who is e xp e cte d to b e a g re at succe ss is a g re at white ho p e .

G re e k to me

If yo u d o n't und e rstand so me thing , it's all G re e k to yo u.

G re e n aro und the g ills

If so me o ne lo o ks g re e n aro und the g ills, the y lo o k ill.

G re e n fing e rs

(UK) So me o ne with g re e n fing e rs has a tale nt fo r g ard e ning .

G re e n lig ht

If yo u are g ive n the g re e n lig ht, yo u are g ive n ap p ro val to d o so me thing .

G re e n thumb

(USA) So me o ne with a tale nt fo r g ard e ning has a g re e n thumb .

G re e n with e nvy

If yo u are g re e n with e nvy, yo u are ve ry je alo us.

G re e n-e ye d mo nste r

The g re e n-e ye d mo nste r is an alle g o rical p hrase fo r so me b o d y's stro ng je alo usy

G re e nho rn

A g re e nho rn o r so me o ne who is d e scrib e d simp ly as g re e n lacks the re le vant e xp e rie nce and kno wle d g e fo r the ir jo b o r task

G re y are a

A g re y/g ray are a is o ne whe re the re is no cle ar rig ht o r wro ng .

G re y Card inal

So me o ne who is a G re y Card inal e xe rts p o we r b e hind the sce ne s, witho ut d rawing atte ntio n to himse lf o r he rse lf.

G re y ce lls

'G re y ce lls' me ans 'b rain' Eg : Use yo ur g re y ce lls to und e rstand it

G re y matte r

G re y/g ray matte r is the human b rain.

G re y p o und

(UK) In the UK, the g re y p o und is an id io m fo r the e co no mic p o we r o f e ld e rly p e o p le .

G re y suits

The me n in g re y suits are p e o p le who have a lo t o f p o we r in b usine ss o r p o litics, b ut are n't we ll-kno wn o r charismatic.

G rin and b e ar it

If yo u have to g rin and b e ar it, yo u have to acce p t so me thing that yo u d o n't like .

G rin like a Che shire cat

If so me o ne has a ve ry wid e smile , the y have a g rin like a Che shire cat.

G rind s my g e ar

So me thing that is ve ry anno ying g rind s yo ur g e ar.

G rist fo r the mill

So me thing that yo u can use to yo ur ad vantag e is g rist fo r the mill. ('G rist to the mill' is also use d .)

G ro w in the te lling

The mo re yo u te ll it, the larg e r, wild e r, b e tte r, e tc. the sto ry g e ts.

G ro wing p ains

If a b usine ss is g o ing thro ug h so me g ro wing p ains, it is e xp e rie ncing the typ ical p ro b le ms that arise whe n a co mp any b e co me s
stro ng e r and b ig g e r.

G uine a-p ig

If yo u are a g uine a-p ig , yo u take p art in an e xp e rime nt o f so me so rt and are use d in the te sting .

G unb o at d ip lo macy

If a natio n co nd ucts its d ip lo matic re latio ns b y thre ate ning military actio n to g e t what it wants, it is using g unb o at d ip lo macy.

G ung ho

If so me o ne is g ung ho ab o ut so me thing , the y sup p o rt it b lind ly and d o n't think ab o ut the co nse q ue nce s.

Sugge st an Idiom

Se arch

Ple ase No te

Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can
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