Idioms and Phrases August 4, 2020 at 09:46PM

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Go Off Half-Cocked: To say or something prematurely, with a negative effect

Go Off the Deep End: To unexpectedly become very angry, especially without a good reason

Go Off The Rails: To go wrong, to begin acting strangely or badly

Go Out on a Limb: Assert something that may not be true; put oneself in a vulnerable position

Go Pear-Shaped: To fail; to go wrong

Go See a Man About a Dog: Go to the bathroom (said
as a euphemism)

Go to the Dogs: To become disordered, to decay

Go to the Mattresses: To go to into battle

Go the Extra Mile: Put forth greater-than-expected effort

Go Under the Knife: Undergo surgery

Go Viral: Begin To spread rapidly on the Internet

Go with the Flow: To accept the way things naturally seem to be going

Grab (Take) the Bull by the Horns: To begin forthrightly to deal with a problem

Grasp (Grab) at Straws: To take desperate actions with little hope of success

Grease Monkey: A mechanic, especially an auto mechanic

Grease the Wheels: Do something to make an operation run smoothly

Greasy Spoon: An inexpensive restaurant that fries foods on a grill

Green Around the Gills: To look sick

Green as Grass: Lacking training, naive; often said of
young people in new jobs

Grind One’s Teeth: Be very annoyed or angry about something without being able to say anything about it.

Guilty Pleasure: Enjoying something which is not generally held in high regard, while at the same time
feeling a bit guilty about it, is called a guilty pleasure.

Guinea Pig: A test subject, a person who is used as a test to see if something will work

Give and Take: Negotiations, the process of compromise

Give ’em Hell (often excl.): Express something passionately to a group

Give Lip Service to: Talk about supporting something without taking any concrete action

Give Lip Service: to Talk about supporting something without taking any concrete action

Give One’s Two Cents (That’s My Two Cents): Offer an opinion, suggest something

Give Someone a Holler: Contact someone

Give Someone a Piece of Your Mind: Angrily tell
someone what you think

Give Someone a Run for Their Money: Compete effectively with the leader in a particular field

Give Someone an Earful: angrily express an opinion to someone

Give Someone the Cold Shoulder: act hostile toward someone; to ignore, snub

Give Someone The Old Heave-Ho: Fire someone, remove someone from a group or team

Give Something a Whirl: Attempt something without being totally familiar with it

Give the Green Light: Approve something; allow something to proceed