G

(63 words)

nothing ventured, nothing gained

saying

You have to take a risk in order to get something good.

gamble

verb

[ I or T ] to risk money, for example in a game or on a horse race:

noun [ C usually singular ]

a risk that might result in loss of money or failure:

play games

to try to deceive someone:

gang

noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]

informal a group of friends:

a gap in the market

an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist:

gasp

verb [ I ]

to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock:

to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air:

noun [ C ]

an act of gasping:

gaze

noun [ S ]

a long look, usually of a particular kind:

germ of sth

a small amount, usually one that develops into something large or important:

gesture

verb [ I ]

to use a gesture to express or emphasize something:

get your act together

informal

to start to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way:

get sth off your chest

informal

to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time:

get sth over with

to do or finish an unpleasant but necessary piece of work or duty so that you do not have to worry about it in the future:

get your own back (on sb)

uk informal

to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you:

Don’t get me wrong

said when you think someone might not understand what you say, or be upset by it:

get going/moving

informal

to start to go or move:

get a move on

informal

to hurry:

get through sth

to finish something:

get to sb

If someone gets to you, they make you feel upset or angry:

get up to sth

to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of:

giant

noun [ C ]

a very successful and powerful person or organization:

giggle

verb [ I ]

to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous:

glare

LOOK

noun

[ C ] a long, angry look:

verb [ I ]

to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way:

LIGHT

[ U ] unpleasantly bright or strong light:

the globe

the world:

glow

verb [ I ]

to produce a continuous light and sometimes heat:

to look attractive because you are happy or healthy, especially with eyes that are shining:

LIGHT

noun [ S ]

continuous light and/or heat that is produced by something:

SKIN

noun [ U ]

the fact of your face feeling or appearing warm and healthy:

glue

noun [ U ]

a sticky substance that is used for joining things together permanently, produced from animal bones and skins or by a chemical process

verb [ T usually + adv/prep ]

to join things together using glue:

be glued to sth

informal

to be unable to stop watching something:

go

MOVE BODY

verb

[ I usually + adv/prep ] to move a part of the body in a particular way or the way that is shown:

OPERATE

[ I ] to operate (in the right way):

NOISE

[ I or T ] to produce a noise:

make a go of sth

to try to make something succeed, usually by working hard:

go downhill

to gradually become worse:

go overboard

informal

to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something:

go out of your way to do sth

to try very hard to do something, especially for someone else:

They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome.
Everybody’s being extremely friendly to me and they’re going out of their way to do it.

go with the flow

informal

to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do:

go against the grain

If something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it because it would be unusual:

go down

to be remembered or recorded in a particular way:

go into sth

to discuss, examine, describe, or explain something in a detailed or careful way:

go on

to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time:

go through with sth

to do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed or promised:

go up

to suddenly explode:

There’s a gas leak and the whole building could go up at any moment.

go without (sth)

to not have something or to manage to live despite not having something:

touch-and-go

adjective informal

If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain:

good

noun

[ U ] that which is morally right:

a good …; a good …’s

more than:

goodness

noun [ U ]

the personal quality of being morally good:

grace

noun

[ U ] the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest:

verb [ T ]

to be in a place, on a thing etc. and make it look more attractive:

graceful

adjective

behaving in a polite and pleasant way:

grain

noun

[ C or U ] a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat:

go against the grain

If something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it because it would be unusual:

grammatical

adjective

relating to grammar or obeying the rules of grammar:

grasp

noun

HOLD

[ S ] the act of holding onto someone or something:

[ U ] the ability to get, achieve, or keep something:

UNDERSTANDING

[ S or U ] understanding:

grasp the nettle

to force yourself to be brave and do something that is difficult or unpleasant:

grasp at sth

to try to hold or touch something:

grim

adjective

WITHOUT HOPE

worrying, without hope:

SERIOUS

worried and serious or sad:

UNPLEASANT

informal very unpleasant or ugly:

grin

noun [ C ]

a wide smile:

verb [ I ]

to smile a wide smile:

grin and bear it

to accept something bad without complaining:

grip

verb

INTEREST

[ T ] to keep someone’s attention completely:

EMOTION

[ T usually passive ] When an emotion such as fear grips you, you feel it strongly:

come/get to grips with sth

to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation:

groan

noun [ C ]

a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness:

verb [ I ]

to make a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: