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go around the housesDo something circuitously.Rate it:

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Go BananasBe crazy or get weird, to act in an odd, silly mannerRate it:

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go downSomething that is about to happenRate it:

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go down that roadTo settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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go down the roadA way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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go forTo try for something.Rate it:

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go forTo do something, especially for leisure.Rate it:

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go forTo attack something.Rate it:

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go forTo go somewhere in order to get something.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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go for the gustoTo give your best; get everything out of life you can get; reach for the goal; have the best experienceRate it:

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go from strength to strengthTo continue to get stronger.Rate it:

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go get 'emA phrase of encouragementRate it:

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go halfsiesTo share something by splitting it in half.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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go in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.Rate it:

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go in withTo commit to something with; to partner with.Rate it:

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go intoTo get involved in.Rate it:

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go it aloneTo do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.Rate it:

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go medievalget very angry at someone; go ballisticRate it:

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go moggy(usually in the past tense, as in "gone moggy") To break something or to cause something to become disorganized or dysfunctional.Rate it:

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go off at scoreOf a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.Rate it:

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go off on oneTo launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something.Rate it:

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go on gitleave! short for Go on, get out of here!; the speaker is telling the listener to leave, emphatically; also often said to animals to chase them awayRate it:

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go on the rampageTo behave violently or to riot; to get revenge; to go after someoneRate it:

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go out with a bangto end something in an exciting wayRate it:

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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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go play in the trafficTo go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; get lost.Rate it:

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go roundTo pass, go to the other side of somethingRate it:

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go so far asTo do something in an extreme fashion; to reach an unexpected extent in doing something.Rate it:

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go soak your headSynonym of get bentRate it:

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go the whole hogTo do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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go through the motionsTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.Rate it:

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go toTo get to work; (imperatively) come on.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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go to the ends of the earthTo do everything possible to achieve something.Rate it:

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gobble upTo consume something rapidly.Rate it:

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God only knowsAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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going rateThe current standard or usual price, rate, or salary for something.Rate it:

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gold in them thar hillsAn opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial.Rate it:

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gold mineA plentiful stockpile of something sought after.Rate it:

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gold ticketThe key to something amazingRate it:

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golden gooseSomething that generates much profit or gives great advantages.Rate it:

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golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.Rate it:

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golden yearsThe period during which someone or something flourishes.Rate it:

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Gone to PotGet wrecked, to become worse and impairedRate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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good riddance to bad rubbishIt is favorable to be free of something that is worthless or corrupting.Rate it:

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