All English words - page 1555
Meanings of Go-great-guns:
idiomTo go fast or successfully
Usage examples:
For the first 400 metres he was going great guns, but then he fell and that lost him the race.
Meanings of Go-hand-in-hand-with:
idiomIf something goes hand in hand with something else, it is closely related to it and happens at the same time as it or as a result of it
Usage examples:
Prosperity goes hand in hand with investment.
Meanings of Go-haywire:
idiomTo stop working correctly
Usage examples:
They told us later in the hospital that his heart had gone haywire.
Meanings of Go-it:
phraseAct in an energetic or enthusiastic way.
Usage examples:
Go it, dad! give him what for!
phrasal verbTo be given or sold to someone
Usage examples:
All the money raised will go to charity., he was everyone's go-to guy for computer problems.
collocationTo 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-off-with-a-bang:
idiomIf a party or event goes off with a bang, it is very exciting and successful.
Meanings of Go-on-about:
collocationTo 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-strike:
phraseTo 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-over:
phrasal verbExamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Meanings of Go-separate-ways:
idiomIf 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-steady-with:
phraseTo 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:
idiomTo manage to continue until the end of a competition
Meanings of Go-through-the-roof:
idiomTo 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…
Meanings of Go-to-seed:
nounA small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
Usage examples:
A good defense lawyer knows how to plant these little seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors., we se…
Meanings of Go-to-the:
idiomTo become a morally bad person
Usage examples:
She thought her children would go to the bad unless they were strictly brought up.
Meanings of Go-to-the-dogs:
idiomBecome ruined
To become much worse in quality or character
Usage examples:
After joe retired, the business went to the dogs.
phraseDeteriorate shockingly.
Usage examples:
The country is going to the dogs
Meanings of Go-to-the-polls:
phraseTo vote
Usage examples:
The country will go to the polls on 13 september., residents are preparing to go to the polls next …
Meanings of Go-to-the-toilet:
phraseTo empty the body of urine or solid waste, usually using a toilet to do so
Usage examples:
It's going to be a long drive, kids, so if you want to go to the toilet, do so now., i really need …
Meanings of Go-to-trouble:
idiomTo make an effort to do something
Usage examples:
If the police had gone to the trouble of looking up his record, they would not have released him.
Meanings of Go-too-far:
idiomTo behave in a way that upsets or annoys people
Usage examples:
His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.
Meanings of Go-your-way:
idiomWhen people or groups of people choose to go their own way, they decide to live or work without continuing their previous personal or business relationship
Usage examples:
After a couple of years together, we realized we weren't really happy and decided to go our separat…
Goad
ɡəʊdMeanings of Goad:
verbProvoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Usage examples:
He was trying to goad her into a fight
nounA spiked stick used for driving cattle.
Usage examples:
The ripon report suggests widespread use of sticks and electric goads, and says that some animals h…
Goaded
ɡəʊdMeanings of Goaded:
verbProvoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Usage examples:
He was trying to goad her into a fight
nounA spiked stick used for driving cattle.
Usage examples:
The ripon report suggests widespread use of sticks and electric goads, and says that some animals h…
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