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English Idioms: G
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English Idio m s: 199 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'G'
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 )
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.
(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.
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.
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.
If yo u have to wo rk ve ry late at nig ht, it is the g rave yard shift.
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.
A g re ase mo nke y is an id io matic te rm fo r a me chanic.
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 .
If yo u g re ase the skid s, yo u facilitate so me thing .
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 .
(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.
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.
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 ."
An e xclamatio n o f surp rise .
This is a te rm use d fo r the wo rking class masse s.
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 .
If yo u d o n't und e rstand so me thing , it's all G re e k to yo u.
If so me o ne lo o ks g re e n aro und the g ills, the y lo o k ill.
(UK) So me o ne with g re e n fing e rs has a tale nt fo r g ard e ning .
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 .
(USA) So me o ne with a tale nt fo r g ard e ning has a g re e n thumb .
