go horribly right
to succeed in a way that is unexpectedly and unpleasantly extreme
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go in
To enter for, to apply oneself in pursuit of. Men at the Universities are said to GO IN for honours, aquatics, or whatever their chief desire or employment may be. The expression is now general.
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To become withdrawn and uncommunicative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 into something
start a new activity or career
go it
A term of encouragement, implying, "keep it up!" Sometimes amplified to "GO IT, ye cripples;" said to have been a facetious rendering of the last line of Virgil’s Eclogues—
go it alone
From the game of euchre, to play single-handed. Go to! A curtailed oath. "Go to the devil!" or "go to hell!
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 on to do something
Continue to the next activity or task
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
In clerical slang, signifies to join the Church of Rome.
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 shop
The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where gin and water was sold in three-halfpenny bowls, called Goes; the gin was called Arrack. The go, the fashion; as, large hats are all the go.
go snake
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go so far as
to do something to a certain extent
go soak your head
go away and stop bothering me
go south
to become worse or unsuccessful
go straight
to proceed directly without stopping
go the extra mile
Do more than what is required or expected
go the way of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go the way of the dinosaurs
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go the way of the dodo
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go the way of the dodo bird
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go their separate ways
to end a relationship or partnership and go in different directions
go through hell
Experience extreme suffering or difficulty
go through something
experience or endure a difficult or unpleasant situation
go through the gears
To progress or advance through a series of stages or levels
go through the mill
to experience a difficult or trying situation
go through with
To complete or carry out a plan or action
go to
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
go to bat
To support or defend someone or something strongly
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