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121get stuck in — British spoken to start doing something, especially eating a meal or doing some work, with energy and enthusiasm Well, there s lots of work to be done, so let s get stuck in …
122get one’s nose out of joint — tv. to feel slighted by something someone has done; to take offense at something. (See also ut someone’s nose out of joint.) □ You et your nose out of joint too easily about stuff like that. □ Now, don’t get your nose out of joint. She didn’t… …
123get lost in the shuffle — be/get/lost in the shuffle phrase to not be dealt with correctly because so many other things are being done at the same time Thesaurus: wrong about somethingsynonym Main entry: shuffle …
124(get called) on the carpet — (be/get called) on the ˈcarpet idiom (informal, especially NAmE) called to see sb in authority because you have done sth wrong • I got called on the carpet for being late. Main entry: ↑carpetidiom …
125get the sack — If someone gets the sack, they lose their job, usually because they have done something wrong. Charlie got the sack when his boss caught him stealing …
126get back at — do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you, hurt someone in return for something She is very angry at her boyfriend and is getting back at him by not answering the telephone …
127get a rocket — British & Australian, informal give (someone) a rocket to speak angrily to someone about something that they have done. He got a rocket from his boss for being late …
128get it in the neck — British & Australian, informal to be punished or criticized for something that you have done. It always seems to be the chairman of these football clubs who gets it in the neck when the team does badly …
