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go ahead.....make me stay!!A comical spin on the original phrase expressed by Clint Eastwood in the film entitled "Dirty Harry";.i.e. "Go ahead....make my day!!"Rate it:

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go dutchTo pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.Rate it:

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go nowhere fastTo fail to make any progressRate it:

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go onTo make a decision based on.Rate it:

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go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort.Rate it:

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go placesTo make progress or achieve success.Rate it:

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go publicMake public, announce publicly or to the press.Rate it:

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go the extra mileTo make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.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 wallTo make an all-out effort.Rate it:

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go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

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god helps those who help themselvesFortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things.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 at itthird-person singular simple present indicative form of go at itRate it:

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going at itAlternative form of at it.Rate it:

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going at itUsed other than as an idiom: see going, at it.Rate it:

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going awaypresent participle of go awayRate it:

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going dutchwhen a man and woman each pay for their portion of the bill; often used when on a date, but not necessarily.Rate it:

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going once, going twice, soldSaid before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction.Rate it:

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

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going rogegoing it on your own against normsRate it:

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going toForms a future tense.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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going to the dogsIn such a poor state that it should be left to the dogs.Rate it:

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gone nutsgoing crazy, basically the same thing as: "Go Bananas" "Gone Wild"Rate 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 nightA farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.Rate it:

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good valueFriendly; easy-going.Rate it:

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goof onto mock, tease, make fun ofRate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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got it going onAttractive, outgoing (typically of women).Rate it:

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got it going onAppreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, or having the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit.Rate it:

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got it going onpast participle of have it going onRate it:

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got it going onalternative present indicative form of have it going onRate it:

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grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.Rate it:

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gray outTo make gray or lighter in color to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.Rate it:

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grind to a haltComing to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.Rate it:

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gum upTo make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.Rate it:

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Gum Up the WorksTo destroy something or cause damage, make something worse by breaking or throwingRate it:

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gupi or guppyIt’s when you suspect a person to be lying or faking it until they make it. Purely full of shit. They smellin’ kinda fishy!! So can use GUPI to mean Guilty Until Prove Innocent or to mean that you’re not buying the story.Rate it:

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gussie upTo make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.Rate it:

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hack awayTo make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.Rate it:

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Hallmark momentA memorable moment or event, one which would make a poignant greeting card.Rate it:

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ham upTo make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.Rate it:

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Handwriting on the WallSomething indicates that a bad is going to happen, a warning of risk and problemRate it:

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hang a louieMake a left turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang a ueyTo make a U-turn turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang heavyOf time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.Rate it:

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hardenTo become or make a thing resistant or less sensitive.Rate it:

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