go down the wrong way
to be received unfavorably or cause offense
English · United States 1777
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Where will you be? Anywhere UK & IrelandUnited StatesOnline slangBusiness jargon
Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
go downhill
to deteriorate or decline in quality or condition
go downtown
visit the central business district of a city
go far
To achieve great success or progress
go fish
Tell someone to get something themselves
go fly a kite
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go for
to attempt or pursue something
go for a song
To be sold very cheaply
go for it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go for the gold
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go for the throat
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go forth and multiply
To produce many offspring or results
go free
To be released or acquitted without punishment
go from strength to strength
Become increasingly successful or powerful
go from zero to hero
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go Galt
To withdraw one's productive efforts in protest
go great guns
To be very successful or popular
go green
Become environmentally friendly
go halfsies
To share the cost or responsibility of something equally
go halves
To share the cost or responsibility of something equally with someone
go hang
go away and leave me alone
go hard with someone
to strongly support or defend someone
go Hollywood
To become overly concerned with appearance or fame
go horribly right
to succeed in a way that is unexpectedly and unpleasantly extreme
go in one ear and out the other
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go in the out door
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go in with
to approach a situation with a particular attitude or intention
go into one's shell
To become withdrawn and uncommunicative
go jump in the lake
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go jump off a building
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go jump off a cliff
go away and leave me alone
go left
to take an unexpected turn
go moggy
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go native
to adopt local customs and culture
go nowhere
To fail or make no progress
go nowhere fast
To fail or make no progress
go off
to happen or become successful
go off at score
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go off half-cocked
To act too quickly without thinking things through
go off into the weeds
To deviate from the main topic or become overly complicated
go on one's merry way
to continue doing something without interruption or concern
go on the mitch
to play truant or absent oneself from work or school
go on the scout
To go in search of something, especially information
go one's own way
Act independently and make own decisions
go or blow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go out
to leave a place or social event
go out of one's way
Make an extra effort to help or accommodate someone
go out with a bang
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go out with the ark
to go overboard or be excessively thorough
go over
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go over someone's head
To be too difficult or complex for someone to understand
go over to the majority
To join or support the larger group
go pear-shaped
Go wrong.
go places
To achieve success or make progress
go play in the traffic
go away and stop bothering me
go public
To make a private company's shares available for public trading
go rogue
To act independently and unpredictably, often against rules or norms
go shit yourself
go away and leave me alone
go snake
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go so far as
to do something to a certain extent
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