gat Idiom, Proverb

for love or money (usually negative)

for anything, for any price I would not want to have to do that man's job for love or money.

gathering dust

not being used, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust That old coffee tray has been gathering dust for years.

make head or tail of something (usually negative)

find meaning in , understand I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.

put (something) past someone (negative)

be surprised by what someone does I wouldn

sit right (negative)

be unacceptable His idea seemed good at first but it doesn

tailgate

drive too close to the car in front, on his tail The instructor told me not to tailgate - to leave more space.

take stock in (usually negative)

have faith in, believe She took no stock in the idea that women could not work as firefighters as well as men.

alligator

a term used to refer to white jazz musicians, jive people, or jitterbugs

chingate

fuck yourself

gat

see gatt (1)

gatas

shoes made from alligator skins

gator mouth

1. someone who talks too much: "She's such a gator mouth; she never shuts up"
2. a girl who gives head: "I hear she's a real gator head. Did you have a fun date?"

gators

shoes made from alligator skin

gatt

1. refers to any gun; it originates from Gattling, the name of the man who invented the machine gun (the Gattling gun)
2. Hip-Hop Clothing Co.

gather round

form a crowd near聚集在…周围；环绕
A small crowd gathered round the speaker to hear what he had to say．一小群人围在演讲者周围听他讲什么。

gather up

1．collect all one's power fof a strong effort鼓起勇气；打起精神
After he had been hit， he got up，gathered himself up and ran off．他被击倒后又爬了起来，振作一下就跑掉了。
You'd better gather yourself up to try again．你最好鼓起勇气再试一下。
He gathered up his strength for a hard job．他集中精力去干一项艰苦的工作。
2．pick up and place together；accumulate集拢；收集；概括
Gathering up his scattered papers，he pushed them into his case．他将散落的文件收拢起来，放入箱子里。
Gathering up the thread of his story，he set about writing．他收集整理了故事的线索，开始写作。
The title best gathers up the subject．这个标题把问题很好地概括起来了。
We gathered up a great amount of firsthand data．我们收集了大量的第一手资料。

woolgathering

Idiom(s): woolgathering

Theme: IMAGINATION

daydreaming. (From the practice of wandering along collecting tufts of sheep's wool from hedges.)
• John never listens to the teacher. He's always woolgathering.
• I wish my new secretary would get on with the work and stop woolgathering.

give sb the gate

Idiom(s): give sb the gate

Theme: REJECTION

to send someone away; to reject someone.
• Not only was he not friendly, he gave me the gate.
• He was rude, so we gave him the gate.

get the gate

Idiom(s): get the gate

Theme: REJECTION

to be sent away; to be rejected. (Slang.)
• I thought he liked me, but I got the gate.
• I was afraid I'd get the gate, and I was right.

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Idiom(s): A rolling stone gathers no moss

Theme: LIFESTYLE

A proverb that describes a person who keeps changing jobs or residences and, therefore, accumulates no possessions or responsibilities.
• "John just can't seem to stay in one place," said Sally. "Oh, well, a rolling stone gathers no moss."
• Bill has no furniture to bother with because he keeps on the move. He keeps saying that a rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions. Another interpretation is that, by moving often, one avoids being tied down!

Black as Newgate's knocker

(UK) If things are as black as Newgate's knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble.

First out of the gate

When someone is first out of the gate, they are the first to do something that others are trying to do.

Gather pace

If events gather pace, they move faster.

Gather steam

If something gathers speed, it moves or progresses at an increasing speed.

Like a bull at a gate

If you tackle a job very quickly, without any real thought about what you are doing, you are going at it like a bull at a gate.

Out of the gate running

If someone comes out of the gate running, they start something at a fast pace, without any build-up.

congregate housing|congregate|housing

n., informal A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared in multiple dwelling units. Jerry put Grandma in a place where they have congregate housing.

crash the gate|crash|crasher|gate|gate crasher

v. phr., slang To enter without a ticket or without paying; attend without an invitation or permission. Bob got into the circus without paying. He crashed the gate. Three boys tried to crash the gate at our party but we didn't let them in.

gather in|gather

v., informal To catch. The end gathered in the pass and went over for a touchdown.

get the bounce|bounce|get|get the air|get the gate

v. phr., slang 1. or get the air To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl. Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went out with other boys while he was away. 2. or get the sack|get the hook To be fired; lose a job. Uncle Willie can't keep a job; he got the sack today for sleeping on the job. You're likely to get the bounce if you are absent from work too much.
Antonym: GIVE THE BOUNCE.

give the bounce|bounce|gate|give|give the gate

v. phr., slang 1. or give the air To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate. 2. or give the sack|give the hook To fire from a job; dismiss. The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice.
Antonym: GET THE BOUNCE.

open the floodgates|floodgates|open

v. phr. To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion. It would open the floodgates of anger and discontent if the university raised tuition too soon.

rolling stone gathers no moss|moss|rolling|rolling

A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own.

A proverb. Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country.

aggregate

aggregate
in the aggregate
taken all together

crash the gate

crash the gate
Gain admittance, as to a party or concert, without being invited or without paying. For example, The concert was outdoors, but heavy security prevented anyone from crashing the gate. This term originally applied to persons getting through the gate at sports events without buying tickets. By the 1920s it was extended to being an uninvited guest at other gatherings and had given rise to the noun gatecrasher for one who did so. [Early 1900s]

gate

gate
see crash the gate; give someone the air.

gather

gather
see rolling stone.

in the aggregate

in the aggregate
Considered as a whole, as in Our profits in the aggregate have been slightly higher. [Late 1700s]

negative

negative
in the negative
1) in refusal or denial of a plan, suggestion, etc.
2) with a denial or negative answer

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