get fired 炒鱿鱼
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network’s evening news got fired.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
get one’s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
例句： It really got Mr. Brown’s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处
例句：What’s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
give an ear to 听一听
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。
guts 勇气
美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
