English words starting with go - page 4

Meanings of Go-on-about:

collocation

To talk about something for a long time, often in an annoying way

Usage examples:

Everyone at school keeps going on about how amazing she is., he used to go on about what a wonderfu…

Meanings of Go-on-at:

phrasal verb

Tell off or criticize someone.

Usage examples:

She goes on at him continually

idiom

To complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something

Usage examples:

My parents are always on at us about having a baby., she's been on at me to get my hair cut.

Meanings of Go-on-strike:

phrase

To start to strike

Usage examples:

All 2,500 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory., they fired sev…

Meanings of Go-out:

phrasal verb

Move out of or depart from

Meanings of Go-out-for:

phrasal verb

To try to become part of a sports team

Usage examples:

Unable to play ball with his hand in a cast, he went out for track.

Meanings of Go-out-like-a-light:

idiom

To go to sleep very quickly or to become unconscious very quickly

Meanings of Go-out-on-a-limb:

phrase

Isolated.

Usage examples:

Aberdeen is rather out on a limb

Meanings of Go-out-to:

phrasal verb

To have a romantic relationship, esp. one that includes going places together

Usage examples:

We’ve been going out for five months., while we were gone the tide had gone out, leaving our boat s…

Meanings of Go-over:

phrasal verb

Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Meanings of Go-past:

phrasal verb

Move past

Meanings of Go-phut:

exclamation

If a machine goes phut, it suddenly stops working.

Meanings of Go-public-with:

idiom

To make something known that was secret before

Usage examples:

If the teacher goes public with her story, the school's reputation will be damaged.

Meanings of Go-round:

phrasal verb

Spin; revolve.

Usage examples:

The wheels were going round

noun

A circular stage with brightly colored artificial animals that children can ride on while it turns around and around as music plays

Meanings of Go-round-in-circles:

idiom

To keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything

Usage examples:

The discussion kept going round in circles., i've been running round in circles trying to get all t…

phrase

Do something for a long time without achieving anything apart from purposeless repetition.

Usage examples:

The discussion went round and round in circles

Meanings of Go-separate-ways:

idiom

If two or more people go their separate ways, they stop being together

Usage examples:

In 1983 the group disbanded and went their separate ways.

Meanings of Go-slow:

noun

A situation when employees work more slowly and less effectively to show management that they are not satisfied with pay, working conditions, etc.

Usage examples:

A go-slow/action/protest

Meanings of Go-so-far:

phrase

To be willing to do something that is extreme

Usage examples:

It's good, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great., he went so far as to call his rival…

Meanings of Go-so-far-as:

phrase

To be willing to do something that is extreme

Usage examples:

It's good, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great., he went so far as to call his rival…

Meanings of Go-sour:

adjective

(esp. of food) having a sharp taste

Usage examples:

The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour., the team’s perfect season went/turned so…

verb

To become, or cause to become, less pleasant, friendly, or successful

Usage examples:

Meeting clients unexpectedly can sour a relationship., loans are souring, as bankruptcies and the b…

Meanings of Go-steady-with:

phrase

To have a romantic relationship with one person for a long period

Usage examples:

She's been going steady with mike for six months., they met at a party and were soon going steady.,…

Meanings of Go-the-distance:

idiom

To manage to continue until the end of a competition

Meanings of Go-through:

phrasal verb

Go across or through

Meanings of Go-through-the-floor:

idiom

To fall to very low levels

Usage examples:

House prices have gone through the floor this year.

Meanings of Go-through-the-motions:

idiom

Pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it

phrase

Do something in a perfunctory way, without any enthusiasm or commitment.

Usage examples:

No drive, no ambition; the team was just turning up to go through the motions

Meanings of Go-through-the-roof:

idiom

To rise to a very high level

Usage examples:

Prices have gone through the roof., when i was expelled from school, my parents went through the ro…