A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

get one’s picture in something • get one’s picture
of something
get one’s picture in something —have one’s photo appear in a
magazine or newspaper: The driving factor is the desire to
become famous, get lots of exposure, get one’s picture in a
magazine.
get one’s picture of something —become aware of certain facts:
To get one’s picture of science history solely from the published
literature would be like watching a football match from high
up in an airplane.
get one’s point across • get someone’s point
get one’s point across —communicate one’s argument or idea
successfully: I wear an insult from a liberal as a badge of honor
because it means that I got my point across.
get someone’s point—understand what another person is try-
ing to prove or explain: I couldn’t put that into words, but
people around me got my point in the right way.
get one’s second pip • get the pip
get one’s second pip —(UK Army) be promoted from second
to first lieutenant: Kathryn had been proud of them all, but
most of Harry Kim, who finally got his second pip.
get the pip —(coll.) feel annoyed and miserable: Laura wasn’t
the only one to get the pip! Quite a few disgruntled customers
had been telling similar stories.
get one’s teeth into something • put teeth into
something
get one’s teeth into something —(also: sink one’s teeth into some-
thing ) 
1
. bite into smth.: Many a time I thought of Bobbie
when I got my teeth into a bit of walrus or seal meat. 2. (coll.)
deal with smth. vigorously: Here, get your teeth into this and
see if you can manage this project.
put teeth into something— make smth. really effective: The
legislature put teeth into the traffic law by increasing penalties
and appropriating money for its proper enforcement.