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g'head
Contraction of go ahead.
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G2K
Initialism of good to know.
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gag me with a spoon
An expression of disgust.
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gagging for it
Up for it, having a strong desire for sex.
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gain ground
to become farther from another traveling the same course.
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gain momentum
pick up speed and strength
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gain on
To encroach on.
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gain on
To obtain influence with.
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gain on
To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.
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gain on
To get the better of; to have the advantage of.
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gain sympathy
make someone feel compassion(sympathy) about you
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gall and wormwood
bitterness and resentment
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gallows humor
Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.
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game face
The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.
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game out
To play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.
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game out
To run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.
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game over
A message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.
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game over
The end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success.
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game plan
Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.
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game, set and match
Alternative form of game, set, match
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game, set, and match
Alternative form of game, set, match
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game, set, match
An expression commonly used at the conclusion of a tennis match to indicate that a competitor has won.
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game, set, match
An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.
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gandy dancer
A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
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gang up
To join together, as a gang.
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gang up on
To join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.
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gapers' block
A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
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garbage in, garbage out
(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"
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garden path
Used other than as an idiom: see garden, path.
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garden path
Short for garden path sentence.
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garden peas
vegetables
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garden variety
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
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garner up
To store up; to build up a store of an emotion or passion; to recall or make a note of a certain trait or quality.
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Gary Glitter
The anus, especially when used in anal sex.
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gas up
To fill the gas tank of an automobile with fuel.
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gather dust
to remain unused for a long period of time
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gather rosebuds
To enjoy life's immediate pleasures; to behave in a relaxed, carefree manner.
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gather up
to gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group
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gather way
To begin to move; to move with increasing speed.
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gathers around information
collect information from around the environment
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gathers from around
collect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.
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gavin and dean
Cockney rhyming slang for 'Queen' when used colloquially to mean a gay person: a non heterosexual person.
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gay up
To make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.
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gay up
To give something gay characteristics.
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GBA
Initialism of God bless America.
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GBTW
Initialism of get back to work.
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gear to
To design or adapt so as to suit.
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gear towards
To design so as to appeal or be useful to.
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gear up
To prepare for an activity.
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gee up
move on!, go faster!
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