getting イディオム

getting on in years

(See get on in years)

how are you getting along

are you able to do it? are you okay? how are you doing """How are you getting along at the new school, Gail?"" ""Fine. I like my subjects."""

It takes some getting used to

Idiom(s): It takes (some) getting used to

Theme: ENDURANCE

It is so unpleasant that you will have to get used to it, and then it won't bother you so much. (Said in recognition of the unpleasantness of something.)
• I never ate duck's feet before. It takes some getting used to.
• These hot Mexican dishes seem impossible at first. They take some getting used to, I agree. But it's worth it.

get out while the getting is good

Idiom(s): get out while the getting is good

Theme: DEPART

to leave a place while it is still possible to do so; to withdraw from a place, position, or some organization at an opportune time.
• The party was getting noisy enough that one of the neighbors was bound to call the police, so we left. We always get out while the getting is good.
• Everyone at my office was being required to do more and more work. I decided to get out while the getting was good. I quit.

Like watching sausage getting made

If something is like watching sausages getting made, unpleasant truths about it emerge that make it much less appealing. The idea is that if people watched sausages getting made, they would probably be less fond of them.

getting there

getting there
see under get there.

it takes getting used to

it takes getting used to
One needs to become accustomed to something. For example, We've always had a small car, so driving a big van like this—well, it takes getting used to. This idiom employs used to in the sense of “accustomed to,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1500s.