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Give The Nod :

If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it.




Give Up The Ghost :

People give up the ghost when they die. Machines stop working when they give up the ghost.




Give Your Eye Teeth :

If you really want something and would be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get it, you would give your eye teeth for it.




Given The Day That Is In It :

This idiom is used when something is obvious because of the day that it occurs.

Traffic would be busy around a football stadium on game day given the day is in it.

On any other day the traffic would be unexplainable. But because it is game day it is obvious why there is traffic.




Glass Ceiling :

The glass ceiling is the discrimination that prevents women and minorities from getting promoted to the highest levels of companies and organizations.




Gloves Are Off :

When the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way.




Glutton for Punishment :

If a person is described as a glutton for punishment, he happily accepts jobs and tasks that most people would try to get out of.




Gnaw Your Vitals :

If something gnaws your vital, it troubles you greatly and affects you at a very deep level.

Rashmi told me that she is not able to accept her son’s eccentric life style. His activities are gnawing her vitals.




Go Against The Grain :

A person who does things in an unconventional manner, especially if their methods are not generally approved of, is said to go against the grain.




Go Awry :

If things go awry, they go wrong.




Go Bananas :

If you go bananas, you are wild with excitement, anxiety or worry.




Go Blue :

If you go blue, you are very cold indeed.



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