Phrases beginning with G phrases

Give a Man a Fish

Meaning: In the long run, it’s better to teach a person how to do something than to do that something for them.

Give The Benefit Of The Doubt

Meaning: Believing someone despite any doubts you may have.

Down The Rabbit Hole

Meaning: A particular topic, activity, or something else that interests a person, thus they want to see more of it so they can learn more about it.

Go For Broke

Meaning: To risk it all, even if it means losing everything in the process; to go all out.

Go Out On a Limb

Meaning: Putting yourself in a risky situation in order to help someone.

Goody Two-Shoes

Meaning: This phrase refers to someone who does nice things for others.

Greased Lightning

Meaning: An expression that’s used to describe something that is very fast.

Gathering Dust

Meaning: If something is “gathering dust,” that means it has not been used in a long time.

Get a Grip

Meaning: A phrase that means to calm down; to get control over yourself and your emotions; to get a hold of yourself.

Get Bent Out Of Shape

Meaning: When a person “gets bent out of shape,” they are agitated or upset over something.

Get Off Your High Horse

Meaning: Someone who speaks in a patronizing or condescending way might be told to “get off their high horse.”

Get Over It

Meaning: Someone who tells you to “get over it” is telling you to put a problem behind you and move on from it.

Get The Ball Rolling

Meaning: To start an activity.

Got a Kick Out Of It

Meaning: To find something amusing or entertaining.

Got Off On The Wrong Foot

Meaning: Having a bad first encounter with someone, resulting in them forming a bad initial impression.

Grind To a Halt

Meaning: This phrase means to come to a stop.

Guinea Pig

Meaning: The phrase “guinea pig” refers to someone who tests an idea or a product to see what happens.