Give it to (someone)
To punish or scold someone.The father gave it to his son when the boy came back late with the car.
Give in to (someone or something)
To surrender, to give someone his or her own way, to stop opposing or resisting someone or something.The company gave in to the union`s demand... Read more →
Give ground
To move back, to retreat, to stop opposing someone.Our boss refused to give ground on his plan to change the system of office management.
Give free rein to (someone or something)
To allow someone to be completely in charge of something, to give someone or something the freedom to do something.The man was given free rein... Read more →
Give credit where credit is due
To acknowledge or thank someone who deserves it.We gave credit where credit is due and thanked the cook for her hard work.
Get worked up about/over (something)
To get excited or angry about something.My friend always gets worked up about his problems at work.
Get wind of (something)
To hear about something.I got wind of the changes in our company from my friend.
Get to the heart of (something)
To understand the most important thing about something.We were in the meeting for three hours trying to get to the heart of the problem.
Get to the bottom of (something)
To find out the real cause of something or answer to something.The government wants to get to the bottom of the financial problems in the... Read more →
Get the short end of the stick
To get less than others.I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.