American Idioms and Expressions

Get It Idiom

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get it
What does get it mean?		 understand something (often negative). "I don't get it. What do you mean?"
get it
What does get it mean?		 to understand something, to understand a jokeEverybody was laughing at the joke but I did not get it.
get it
What does get it mean?		 be punished or chastized. You're gonna get it if you don't stop now.
get it
What does get it mean?		 understand (a joke, information, an idea)
get it
What does get it mean?		 to understand something, to understand a joke Everybody was laughing at the joke but I did not get it.


Some Random Idioms
win by a nose
What does "win by a nose" mean?		 to win by a very small amountThe young horse won by a nose in the horse race.
buy (something) on credit
What does "buy (something) on credit" mean?		 to buy something now and pay for it laterWe decided to buy the computer on credit because we did not have much money.
as awkward as a cow on roller skates
What does "as awkward as a cow on roller skates" mean?		 very awkward The little girl was as awkward as a cow on roller skates when she first began riding her bicycle.

through thick and thin
What does "through thick and thin" mean?		 through all difficulties and troubles, through good times and bad timesThe woman's husband is always ready to help her and supports her through thick and thin.
Skin someone alive
What does "Skin someone alive" mean?		 If someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard.
get a bright idea
What does "get a bright idea" mean?		 to have a clever thought or idea occur to you (often used as sarcasm)My father got the bright idea that he should buy a motorcycle.
wild goose chase
What does "wild goose chase" mean?		 a chase that is futile or worthless The motorcycle riders led the police on a wild goose chase.

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